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In a certain town, of the total population is employed. Amon
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In a certain town, \(\frac{2}{5}\) of the total population is employed. Among the unemployed population, the ratio of males to females is 5 : 7. If there are 40,000 employed people in the town, how many females are unemployed?
(A) 16,000
(B) 25,000
(C) 35,000
(D) 65,000
(E) 75,000
(A) 16,000
(B) 25,000
(C) 35,000
(D) 65,000
(E) 75,000
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15 Oct 2019, 04:38
15 Oct 2019, 04:38
sandy wrote:
In a certain town, \(\frac{2}{5}\) of the total population is employed. Among the unemployed population, the ratio of males to females is 5 : 7. If there are 40,000 employed people in the town, how many females are unemployed?
(A) 16,000
(B) 25,000
(C) 35,000
(D) 65,000
(E) 75,000
(A) 16,000
(B) 25,000
(C) 35,000
(D) 65,000
(E) 75,000
Let the total population be n.
Given , \(\frac{2}{5}\) of the total population is employed
Or, \(\frac{40000}{n}\)=\(\frac{2}{5}\)
Or, n=100000
#Unemployed people = 100000-40000 = 60000
#female who are unemployed= 60000 *(\(\frac{7}{7+5}\))= 60000 * \(\frac{7}{12}\) = 35000
Answer: C
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