In a group of people, 28% of the members are young while the rest are old. If 65% of the members&nbsp;are literates, and 25% of the literates are young, then the percentage of old people among the&nbsp;illiterates is nearest to

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In a group of people, 28% of the members are young while the rest are old. If 65% of the members are literates, and 25% of the literates are young, then the percentage of old people among the illiterates is nearest to

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A.
59
B.
66
C.
55
D.
62

Option B is the correct answer.

Explanatory Answer

Let’s Assume there are 400 people
Young – 112
Old – 288
Illiterates = 140
Literates = 260
Young literate = 65
Old Literates = 195
Old illiterates = 93
Old illiterates / Total illiterates = 93/140 = 66%