Of the families in City X in 1994, 40 percent owned a personal computer. The number of families in City X owning a computer in 1998 was 30 percent greater than it was in 1994, and the total number of families in City X was 4 percent greater in 1998 than it was in 1994. what percent of the families in City X owned a personal computer in 1998?\nOptions:\n(A) 50%\n(B) 52%\n(C) 56%\n(D) 70%\n(E) 74% Hmmm, my stream of consciousness:
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Say a 100 families existed in 1994 then the number of families owning a computer in 1994 - 40\nNumber of families owning computer in 1998 = 40 * 130/100 = 52\nNumber of families in 1998 = 104\nThe percentage = 52/104 * 100 = 50%. So, the answer is (A).
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