In a bookshop, 40 percent of the books are in English. Out of the remaining books, 60 percent are in Hindi. The remaining 3600 books are in other regional languages. Find the total number of books in the bookshop.
A15000 ✓ Correct
B16000
C18000
D20000
Correct answer: (A) 15000
Explanation
The shop has 15000 books.
English = 40%, so remaining = 60% of total.
Hindi = 60% of remaining; other = 40% of remaining.
Other = 0.40 x 0.60 x total = 0.24 x total = 3600.
Total = 3600 / 0.24 = 15000.
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