QUESTION

CSAT

Hard

Reasoning

Prelims 2020

In adult population of a city, $40\%$ men and $30\%$ women are married. What $\%$ of the total adult population is married, if no man marries more than one woman and no woman marries more than one man; and there are no widows and widowers?

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Explanation

Let the total number of men be 300 and the total number of women be 400, making the total adult population 700.

Married men = 40% of 300 = 120 Married women = 30% of 400 = 120 Total married adults = 120 + 120 = 240

Percentage of married adults: $\frac{240}{700} \times 100 = 34 \frac{2}{7}\%$

Correct answer: (C) $34 \frac{2}{7}\%$

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