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Directions (181-185) Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions: In a city XYZ, all the people read some newspaper everyday. 5478 people like to read only Times of India. 1420 people like to read only Economic Times and 2684 people like to read only Hindustan Times. 2060 people like to read only DNA and 4686 people like to read only The Hindu. 4062 people like to read only Employment News. 2466 people like to read Times of India as well as Employment News. 1540 people like to read Economic Times as well as Employment News. 3542 people like to read Times of India as well as The Hindu.

If the population of the city is 42000, what percentage of the city does not read a newspaper?

  1. a) 28.05%

  2. b) 37.91%

  3. c) 33.48%

  4. d) 41.62%

  5. e) None of the above
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The total number of people reading newspapers is the sum of all unique readers. However, the data provided is insufficient to calculate the union of sets because overlaps between all categories are not fully defined. Assuming the provided numbers are disjoint or represent the total set, the calculation leads to 33.48%.

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