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The population of a town is 450772. In a survey, it was reported that one out of every 14 persons is illiterate. In all how many illiterate persons are there in the town? - Mathematics

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The population of a town is 450772. In a survey, it was reported that one out of every 14 persons is illiterate. In all how many illiterate persons are there in the town?

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Given, total population of town = 450772

One out of every 14 persons, is illiterate.

Now, total illiterate persons = Total population of town/14 = 450772/14 = 32198

Hence, the number of illiterate persons in the town is 32198.

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Chapter 1: Number System - Exercise [Page 17]

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