Use some thinking to answer the following question. The ratio of males and females in a city is 7 : 8 and the percentage of children among males and females is 25% and 20% respectively. If the number of adult females in the city is 156800 what is the total population?\nOptions:\n(A) 245000\n(B) 367500\n(C) 196000\n(D) 171500\n(E) None of these
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Number of females = 156800 × 100⁄80 = 196000\n\ Number of males = 7⁄8 × 196000 = 171500\n\ Total population = 196000 + 171500 = 367500 So the final answer is (B).
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