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Question 1
18 Jul 2023 S1
55Study the following table and answer the question below.What is the ratio of the total number of male students to that of female students who opted for Biology in schools A and D together?School name Total number of students enrolled Percentage of enrolled students who opted for Biology Ratio of male to female students who opted for Biology A 900 7:8 B 400 9:10 C 1000 5:19 D 800 5:7 Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
25 Jul 2023 S3
75The following table shows the percentage of population of four states below poverty line and the proportion of males and females below and above poverty line.If the total population of State B is 7,200, then what is the number of females below poverty line in that state?State Percentage of Population Below Poverty Line Below Poverty Line (Males : Females) Above Poverty Line (Males : Females) A 10% 2 : 3 4 : 5 B 25% 3 : 5 3 : 2 C 28% 1 : 4 5 : 3 D 38% 7 : 1 7 : 4 Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 3
26 Jul 2023 S1
72The following table shows the percentage of population of five states below poverty line and the proportion of males and females below and above poverty line.If the population of State B and State C is 6,000 each, then what is the total number of females below poverty line in these two states?State Percentage of Population Below Poverty Line Proportion of Males and Females: Below Poverty Line (Males : Females) Proportion of Males and Females: Above Poverty Line (Males : Females) A 25% 7 : 3 1 : 5 B 13% 8 : 5 1 : 7 C 26% 9 : 4 2 : 11 D 11% 4 : 3 13 : 4 E 17% 5 : 9 3 : 2 Tap an option to check your answer.
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13 Sep 2024 S3
75The table shows the percentage distribution of the population (only male and female) according to Gender and Literacy.If the literate male population of state A is 5,00,000, then the total population of the state is:State Percentage literate Gender: Literate (M : F) Gender: Illiterate (M : F) A 55 5 : 6 4 : 5 B 72 1 : 1 3 : 2 C 78 4 : 3 3 : 2 Tap an option to check your answer.