In a city, 40% of the people are illiterate and 60% are poor. Among the rich, 10% are illiterate. What percent of the poor population is illiterate?
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To find the percentage of the poor population that is illiterate, you can use the information provided:
- 40% of the people are illiterate.
- 60% of the people are poor.
- Among the rich, 10% are illiterate.
Let's assume there are 100 people in the city for ease of calculation.
Out of 100 people:
- 60 are poor.
- 40 are not poor (since 100 - 60 = 40 are not poor).
Now, let's find out how many of the poor people are illiterate.
- 40% of the people are illiterate, which means 40% of 100 = 40 people are illiterate in total.
Now, let's find out how many of the rich people are illiterate.
- Among the rich (40 people), 10% are illiterate, which means 10% of 40 = 4 people are illiterate among the rich.
Now, let's find out how many of the poor people are illiterate:
Total illiterate people - Illiterate rich people = Illiterate poor people 40 - 4 = 36
So, among the poor population, 36 people are illiterate.
Now, calculate the percentage of illiterate people among the poor:
(illiterate poor people / total poor people) * 100 = (36 / 60) * 100 = 60%
Therefore, 60% of the poor population is illiterate. The answer is 60%.
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