A city has a population of 3,00,000 out of which 1,80,000 are males. 50% of the population is literate. If 70% of the males are literate, the number of literate females is

Total population is 3,00,000. Total literates are 50 percent of 3,00,000 which equals 1,50,000. Male population is 1,80,000. Literate males are 70 percent of 1,80,000 which equals 1,26,000. Literate females are calculated by subtracting literate males from the total literates. So, 1,50,000 minus 1,26,000 equals 24,000. Therefore, the number of literate females is 24,000.