In an office in Singapore there are 60% female employees. 50 % of all the male employees are computer literate. If there are total 62% employees computer literate out of total 1600 employees, then the no. of female employees who are computer literate ?
A. 690
B. 674
C. 672
D. 960
Answer: Option C
Solution(By Examveda Team)
Total employees = 1600 Female employees, 60% of 1600 $$ = \frac{{60 \times 1600}}{{100}} = 960$$ Then male employees = 640 50% of male are computer literate, = 320 male computer literate 62% of total employees are computer literate, $$ = \frac{{62 \times 1600}}{{100}} = 992$$ computer literate Thus, Female computer literate = 992 - 320 = 672 Alternatively : Let 60% employees are female and 40% are male Then, 20% of male are computer literate and 42% are female computer literate Female computer literate $$ = \frac{{1600 \times 42}}{{100}} = 672$$Related Questions on Percentage
A. $$\frac{1}{4}$$
B. $$\frac{1}{3}$$
C. $$\frac{1}{2}$$
D. $$\frac{2}{3}$$
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