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These statistical data were collected in the year 2005.Hamirpur in Gujarat is a small township with a population of 75000. 40% of the population belongs to the above 35 age category. The ratio of males to females is 1 : 1.5. Past records indicate that the population in Hamirpur grows at an annual rate of 7%. The total cultivable area in Hamirpur is 2 lakh acres. Paddy is the major crop of Hamirpur and has shown average productivity levels of 2.5 tonnes per acre. Hamirpur receives about 10 inches of rainfall in a normal monsoon year.
If the ratio of males to females in 2006 remains the same as that in 2005, then the number of males in 2006 would be
Population of Hamirpur in 2005 = 75000
% increase every year = 7%
=> population in 2006 = 75000 * 1.07 = 80250
Males : Females = 1 : 1.5
=> No. of males in 2006 = $$\frac{1}{2.5} * 80250$$
= 32100
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