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Aptitude · Q93

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Competitive Exams · Aptitude · question 93

Q93

In a library 60% of the books are in Hindi, 60% of the remaining books are in English rest of the books are in Urdu. If there are 3600 books in English, then total no. of books in Urdu are:

A.
2400
Answer
B.
2500
C.
3000
D.
3200

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Let there are X books in the library.
Number of Hindi books = 60% of X =  = 0.6X
Remaining Books = X - 0.6X = 0.4X
Number English books = 40% of reaming books = 60% of 0.4X = 0.24X.
Urdu Books = X-0.6X -0.24X = 0.16X
Given,
0.24X = 3600
X
Urdu Books = 0.16X = 0.16 × 15000 = 2400