Question

Study the following table carefully to answer these questions:

Table giving percentage of unemployed male and female youth and the total population for different states in 2014 and 2015.

		2014			2015
State	M	F	T	M	F	T
A	12	15	32	7	8	35
B	8	7	18	10	9	20
C	9	10	28	10	12	34
D	10	6	24	8	8	30
E	6	8	30	7	6	32
F	7	5	28	8	7	35

M = Percentage of unemployed Male youth over total population

F = Percentage of unemployed Female youth over total population

T = Total population of the state in lakhs

Number of unemployed male youths in State A in 2014 was what per cent of the number of unemployed female youths in State E in 2015?

Options

• 66%

• 50%

• 200%

• 133%

Answer 1

200%

Explanation:

Number of unemployed male youths in State A in 2014 = `(12 xx 32)/100` = 3.84 lakhs

Number of unemployed female youths in State E in 2015 = `(6 xx 32)/100` = 1.92 lakhs

∴ Required percentage = `3.84/1.92 xx 100` = 200%