Question

In a group of people, 28% of the members are young while the rest are old. If 65% of the members are literates, and 25% of the literates are young, then the percentage of old people among the illiterates is nearest to

• A. 62
• B. 55
• C. 66
• D. 59

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

66

Answer 2

The correct answer is (C): $66$

Let the number of persons in the group be $100$

Then the people who are young =$28$

Ans the number of literate persons=$65$

Number of literates who are young = $25\% \;of\; 65 = 16.25$

$∴$ Required answer = $\frac{48.75}{72}×100 = 66$