The population of a village is 5000. If in a year, the number of males were to increase by 5% and that of females by 3% annually, the population would grow to 5202 at the end of the year. If M is the number of males and F is the number of females in the village, then (M,F) =
The population of a village is 5000. If in a year, the number of males were to increase by 5% and that of females by 3% annually, the population would grow to 5202 at the end of the year. If M is the number of males and F is the number of females in the village, then (M,F) =
Solution
✅ Correct Option: 3
Initial population =
After one year:
Males increase to =
Females increase to =
Given: ...(1)
And: ...(2)
From (2):
Substituting in (1):
Therefore
The answer is