[60] In a city of engineers of 4800, the number of female engineers are 3/8th of them. The number of fema

For Competitive Exams

In a city of engineers of 4800, the number of female engineers are 3/8th of them. The number of female engineers is what percentage of the number of male engineers?

Explanation:

Total engineers = 4800
Number of female engineers = 3/8 x 4800 = 1800
Then, number of male engineers = 4800 - 1800 = 3000
Now, required is female engineers is what percentage of the number of male engineers
=> 1800 is what % of 3000
=> p x 3000/100 = 1800
=> 30p = 1800
p = 60%

Hence, female engineers is 60 percentage of the number of male engineers.

Additional Questions

In a class 60% of the students pass in English and 45% pass in Hindi. If 25% of them pass in both subjects, what percentage of the students fail in both the subjects?	Answer
If 0.75 : x :: 5 : 8, then x is equal to:	Answer
Salaries of Ravi and Sumit are in the ratio 2 : 3. If the salary of each is increased by Rs. 4000, the new ratio becomes 40 : 57. What is Sumit s salary?	Answer
The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a college is 7 : 8. If the percentage increase in the number of boys and girls be 20% and 10% respectively, what will be the new ratio?	Answer
Two number are in the ratio 3 : 5. If 9 is subtracted from each, the new numbers are in the ratio 12 : 23. The smaller number is:	Answer
In a bag, there are coins of 25 p, 10 p and 5 p in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 3. If there is Rs. 30 in all, how many 5 p coins are there?	Answer
In the previous question, what is the sum of the number of biscuits hidden by the last 2 men?	Answer
If 15% of x = 20% of y, then x:y is ___?	Answer
82.5% of 2360?	Answer
In a city of engineers of 4800, the number of female engineers are 3/8th of them. The number of female engineers is what percentage of the number of male engineers?	Answer

Share with Friends