CAT 2020 Percentages Question (Medium)

Question

In a group of people, 28 of the members are young while the rest are old. If 65 of the members are literates, and 25 of the literates are young, then the percentage of old people among the illiterates is nearest to

Accepted Answer

Step 1 Let the total number of people be 100 . Then - Young people 28 - Old people 100 - 28 72 - Literates 65 - Illiterates 100 - 65 35 Step 2 25 of the literates are young Young literates 25 of 65 100 times 65 16.25 So the number of old literates 65 - 16.25 48.75 Step 3 Among the 35 illiterates - T

CAT 2020

Quantitative

Percentages

Medium

In a group of people, 28% of the members are young while the rest are old. If 65% of the members are literates, and 25% of the literates are young, then the percentage of old people among the illiterates is nearest to

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