Question

In a family of 25 persons, 88% read newspapers and the rest do not read the newspaper.

Find the number of persons who do not read newspapers.​

Answer 1

Question :

In a family of 25 persons, 88% read newspapers and the rest do not read the newspaper. Find the number of persons who do not read newspapers.

Answer :

$\sf\red{Given:}$

• Total number of persons in a family is 25 .

• Percentage of persons who read newspaper is 88% .

$\sf\red{To\:find:}$

• Number of persons who do not read newspaper .

Explanation :

• let the number of persons who do not read newspapers be "x" .

Equation Formed :

$\sf\\ \longrightarrow\sf{ 25 - \dfrac{88}{100}\times 25 = x }$

$\sf\\ \longrightarrow\sf{ 25 - \dfrac{88}{4} = x }$

$\sf\\ \longrightarrow\sf{ 25 - 22 = x }$

$\sf\\ \longrightarrow\sf{ 3 = x }$

Therefore the number of persons who do not read newspapers is 3 .

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