Quantitative Aptitude Ques 410

Question: An epidemic broke out in a village in which 5% of the population died. Of the remaining. 20% fled out of panic. If the present population is 4655, then the population of the village originally was

Options:

A) 6000

B) 5955

C) 6125

D) 5995

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

  • 5% died because of epidemic and 20% of the remaining fled. So, original population $ =4655\times \frac{100}{80}\times \frac{100}{95}=6125 $