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If 15% of the 6,400 residents in a village belong to a scheduled caste, how many residents belong to that caste?

medium 3 marks Class 8 · Social and Political Life · Understanding Marginalisation
Answer
960

The correct answer is 960 — Answer is the number of residents in the scheduled caste.

Step-by-step solution

  1. Convert 15% to a decimal: 0.15.
  2. Multiply by total population: 0.15 × 6,400 = 960.
  3. Answer is the number of residents in the scheduled caste.
Common mistake: Treating the percentage as a whole number instead of a fraction.

Concept tested: Calculating size of a marginalised group

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