The population of a town is 450772. In a survey, it was reported that one out of every 14 persons is illiterate. In all how many illiterate persons are there in the town?
(a) 32988
(c) 32981
(b) 3298
(d) 31982
Given:
The population of a town is 450772. In a survey, it was reported that one out of every 14 persons is illiterate.
To do:
We have to find the number of illiterate people in the town.
Solution:
It is given that,
One out of every 14 persons is illiterate.
Therefore,
The number of illiterate people in the town $=\frac{1}{14} \times$ Total population
$=\frac{1}{14} \times450772$
$=32198$
There are 32198 illiterate people in the town.
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