Of the families in City X in 1998, 30 percent owned a personal computer. The number of families in City X owning a computer in 2002 was 20 percent greater than it was in 1998, and the total number of families in City X was 8 percent greater in 2002 than it was in 1998. what percent of the families in City X owned a personal computer in 2002?
Pick
A) 50.12%
B) 52.66%
C) 56.33%
D) 33.33%
E) 74.12%
Say a 100 families existed in 1998 then the number of families owning a computer in 1998 - 30   Number of families owning computer in 2002 = 30 * 120/100= 
<gadget id="calculator">30 * 120/100</gadget>
<output>36</output>
36   Number of families in 2002= 108   The percentage = 36/108 * 100 = 33.33%.   Option: 33.33%
<result>D</result>
Of the families in City X in 1998, 30 percent owned a personal computer. The number of families in City X owning a computer in 2002 was 20 percent greater than it was in 1998, and the total number of families in City X was 8 percent greater in 2002 than it was in 1998. what percent of the families in City X owned a personal computer in 2002?