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Population split into groups by successive percentages: count a subgroup

This type of question, asked 2 times: CDS 1 2017, CDS 2 2024. All 2 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    CDS 1 2017

    39
    59\dfrac{5}{9}th part of the population in a village are males. If 30% of the males are married, the percentage of unmarried females in the total population is

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  2. Question 2

    CDS 2 2024

    71
    The total population of an area is 10,000 out of which males and females are equal in number. Out of the total population 30% are Newspaper readers. Out of the total newspaper readers, one-third read English Newspaper. Out of the total English Newspaper readers, 20% are females. What is the number of males who do not read English Newspaper ?

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