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What percentage of the people are males who are not married to any of these women?

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60% of the people at a party are males,
and 60% of the females are there with their husbands.
What percentage of the people are males
who are not married to any of these women?

posted Jan 28, 2015 by Prithvi

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Assume 100 people
60 are male and 40 are female
Among 40 , 60% are with their husbands
60*40/100 = 24 females are married
Means 24 males are also married vice versa
So 60-24= 36 males are not married to any of these women

answer Jan 28, 2015 by Jaspalsingh Parmar



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