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by sanju09 » Wed May 12, 2010 5:56 am
The workers in a factory were surveyed on two merits, how many children they have and how many of those factory workers are illiterate. Following is a brief report of survey:

# of children~~~~~# of workers~~~~~# of illiterates

~~~~1~~~~~~~~~~~40~~~~~~~~~~~~15

~~~~2~~~~~~~~~~~60~~~~~~~~~~~~25

~~~~3~~~~~~~~~~~35~~~~~~~~~~~~20

~~~~4~~~~~~~~~~~40~~~~~~~~~~~~20

~~~~5~~~~~~~~~~~15~~~~~~~~~~~~10

~~~~6~~~~~~~~~~~10~~~~~~~~~~~~5

What is the number of literate workers with 3 or more children?
(A) 30
(B) 35
(C) 40
(D) 45
(E) 50
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by liferocks » Wed May 12, 2010 6:54 am
number of literate workers with 3 or more children=
(35-20)+(40-20)+(15-10)+(10-5)=15+20+5+5=45

Ans option C
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by engg.manik » Wed May 12, 2010 7:42 am
Life rocks method rocks...

Ans is 45 ...
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