document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=224532>Question 224532</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a village, 5/8 of the population are adults, 1/2 of the adults are males, 4/5 of the adult females are illiterate. If 400 females are illiterate, then the population of the village is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "HINT:assume,population of village as x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a) 2000    (b) 1500  (c) 1800   (d) 1600 (e) 1200  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " If 400 females are illiterate, then the population of the village is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "adults = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "males = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >*<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x are adult males<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since half adults are male, we know<BR>\n" );
document.write( "adult females = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x also<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "female illiterates:<BR>\n" );
document.write( " <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >* <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x =  400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=20%2F80 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"20%2F80\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x = 400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "reduce fraction<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x = 400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4(400)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 1600 is the population of the village\r<BR>\n" );
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