37% of the total number of people in a city read newspaper ABC and exc...
Let the total population of the town be x.
The number of people who read XYZ = 0.37x - 8000
0.37x+0.37x - 8000 + 0.27x = x
⇒ x = 8,00,000
Hence, option 1.
37% of the total number of people in a city read newspaper ABC and exc...
Given data:
- 37% of people read newspaper ABC
- ABC readers exceed XYZ readers by 8000
- 27% of people do not read any newspaper
- Only two newspapers in the city
To find: Population of the city
Solution:
Let the population of the city be 'x'
- Number of people who read ABC = 0.37x
- Number of people who read XYZ = number of people who read ABC - 8000 (as per the given data) = 0.37x - 8000
- Number of people who do not read any newspaper = 0.27x
- Number of people who read at least one newspaper = Population of the city - Number of people who do not read any newspaper = x - 0.27x = 0.73x
As per the given data, only two newspapers are there in the city. So, the total number of people who read both newspapers should be equal to the number of people who read ABC plus the number of people who read XYZ.
- Number of people who read both newspapers = Number of people who read ABC + Number of people who read XYZ - Number of people who read only one newspaper
- Number of people who read both newspapers = 0.37x + (0.37x - 8000) - (0.73x - 0.27x) = 0.01x + 8000
As per the given data, the total number of people who read at least one newspaper is 73% of the population. So, the total number of people who read both newspapers should be 27% of the population.
- Number of people who read both newspapers = 0.27x
Equating the two expressions for the number of people who read both newspapers, we get:
0.01x + 8000 = 0.27x
Solving for x, we get:
x = 800000
Therefore, the population of the city is 8 lakhs.
Answer: Option A.