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?
Choose the correct option:
A) 50%
B) 52%
C) 56%
D) 70%
E) 74%
Say a 100 families existed in 1994 then the number of families owning a computer in 1994 - 40   Number of families owning computer in 1998 = 40 * 130/100= 
<gadget id="calculator">40 * 130/100</gadget>
<output>52</output>
52   Number of families in 1998= 104   The percentage = 52/104 * 100= 
<gadget id="calculator">52/104 * 100</gadget>
<output>50</output>
50%.   50%NSWER:50%
<result>A</result>
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?