Directions : The following bar diagram shows the percentage of Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims in a state during the years from 2004 to 2007.
Examine the bar diagram and answer the following questions.
What is the percentage of Hindu population in 2005?
The ratio between the Hindu and Muslim population in 2007 was
\[=\frac{65\%}{20\%}\]
\[=\frac{65}{20}\]
\[=\frac{13}{4}\]
= 13 : 4
The ratio between the Hindu and Sikh population in 2004 was
Required ratio
= 30 : 45
= 2 : 3
If the total population of the state in 2004 was 5 lakhs, then the Hindu and Muslim population in that year was
Hindus + Muslims
\[=\frac{500000 \times 55}{100} \times 100\]
= 275000
If the total population of the state in 2005 was 50 lakhs, then the Hindu population was
\[= \frac{5000000 \times 35}{100} \times 100\]
= 1750000