Question

in adult population of a city , 40 men and 30 women are married . what is the population of married adult population if no man marries more than one woman and no woman marries more than one man; and the there are no widows and widowers.

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Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Let no of men =x and total population be 100.

Total women =(100−x)

Married man =

100

45x

..........(i)

and married women =

100

25

(100−x)..........(ii)

From (i) and (ii)

x=

14

500

So, married man =

14

225

Married woman

14

225

Total married population = men + women=

14

450

Required %=

14

450

%=32.14%.