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    Question

    Ratio of males to females in village ‘A’ and village

    ‘B’ is 4:5 and 15:16, respectively and number of females in village ‘B’ is 25% more than that in village ‘A’. Find difference between number of males in villages ‘A’ and ‘B’ if number of males in village ‘B’ is 1500.
    A 476 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 470 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 446 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 436 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Given: Male to female ratio in village A = 4:5. Male to female ratio in village B = 15:16. Number of females in village B is 25% more than in village A. Males in village B = 1500. Calculate females in village B:

    Number of females in village A:

    Calculate males in village A:

    Difference between males in village A and B = 1500−1024 = 476

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