Data Interpretation Ques 401

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Directions : Read the following information carefully and answer the questions based on it.

The population of town A, town $B$ and town $C$ was in the ratio $16: 15$ : 14 in the year 2013. In the year 2014 , the population of town A,’ town $B$ and town $C$ increased by $10 \%, 12 \%$ and $15 \%$ respectively. The sum of males and females in town A in 2014 is 88000 . Male to female ratio in the year 2013 for town B was 2: 1 and male to female ratio for town $C$ in the same year was 1 : 1 . In 2013, $60 \%$ were males from town $A$. In the year 2015, population of town A, town B and town C increased by 5%, $10 \%$ and $20 \%$ respectively, than the previous year.

What is the ratio of females of town B to the females of town C in 2013?

(1) $2: 3$

(2) $4: 3$

(3) $3: 4$

(4) $7: 5$

(5) $5: 7$

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Correct Answer: (5)

Solution: (5)

Population of town $C$ in 2013 $=70000$

Females $=\frac{70000}{2}=35000$

Females in town B in 2013 $=\frac{1}{3} \times 75000=25000$

Required ratio $=25000: 35000=5: 7$



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