Question
In a train, 45% of the passengers are females. Out of
total number of passengers, 65% have unreserved tickets out of which 27% are females. How much percent of females have unreserved tickets?Solution
Let the total number of passengers in the train be ‘x’ Therefore, total number of female passengers = 0.45x Number of female passengers who have unreserved tickets = 0.65 × 0.27x = 0.1755x Required percentage = (0.1755x/0.45x) × 100 = 39%
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