{"id":1076,"date":"2024-03-05T15:11:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T15:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=1076"},"modified":"2024-03-05T15:11:03","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T15:11:03","slug":"in-a-certain-area-40-percent-inhabitants-were-females-and-45-percent-were-tea-drunkers-if-the-percentage-of-male-tea-drunkers-was-20-then-percentage-of-female-non-tea-drunkers-will-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/in-a-certain-area-40-percent-inhabitants-were-females-and-45-percent-were-tea-drunkers-if-the-percentage-of-male-tea-drunkers-was-20-then-percentage-of-female-non-tea-drunkers-will-be\/","title":{"rendered":"In a certain area 40 percent inhabitants were females and 45 percent were tea drunkers. 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