Question

There were 5000 literate in village. 60% can speak hindi. 35% can speak english. 30% can speak neither hindi or english. how many persons can speak both english and hindi?

Answer 1

Number of Hindi-speaking people: 60/100 × 5000 = 3000people

Number of English-speaking people: 35/100 × 5000 = 1750 people

Number of people who speak neither: 30/100 × 5000 = 1500 people

Total number of people who speak at least one language: 5000-1500 = 3500

Let x be the number of people who speak both languages.

3000 + 1750 - x = 3500
x = 1250 people