Wordpandit Question of the day
Question: In the parliament of a particular country, non – Indians are 68.75 percent of the total strength. Of the Indians, 2/5 are females and remaining 24 are Indian men. How many non – Indians are there in the parliament?
Answer Options:
(a) 128
(b) 88
(c) 40
(d) 160
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Answer and Explanation
Answer : (b)
Given that 2/5 of the Indians are females.
So, the remaining 3/5 are men.
3/5 of Indians = 24 Þ Indians = 40.
Non – Indian = 68.75 % of total strength.
Indian = (100 – 68.75) % = 31.25% = 5/16.
5/16 of total strength = 40
Total strength of parliament = 40*16/5 = 128
Non – Indians = 128 – 40 = 88