1. **Problem Statement:** Find the percentage of total number of males in U.P., Manipur, and Goa together to the total population of all the given states. 2. **Given Data:** - Total population = 3,276,000 - Population percentages: - U.P. = 15% - Manipur = 20% - Goa = 12% - Male to total population ratios (from table): - U.P. males = -3 (interpreted as 3 parts male) - Manipur males = -3 (interpreted as 3 parts male) - Goa males = -3 (interpreted as 3 parts male) 3. **Step 1: Calculate population of each state:** $$\text{Population of U.P.} = 0.15 \times 3,276,000 = 491,400$$ $$\text{Population of Manipur} = 0.20 \times 3,276,000 = 655,200$$ $$\text{Population of Goa} = 0.12 \times 3,276,000 = 393,120$$ 4. **Step 2: Calculate number of males in each state:** From the table, the male ratio for U.P., Manipur, and Goa is given as -3, -3, and -3 respectively, which we interpret as 3 parts male each (negative sign likely a formatting issue). - For U.P., total parts = sum of all parts in U.P. row = $-3 + 2 + 7 + 2 = 8$ (consider absolute values for ratio parts) - Male parts = 3 So, male percentage in U.P. population = $\frac{3}{8}$ Similarly for Manipur: - Total parts = $3 + 1 + 1 + 4 = 9$ - Male parts = 3 Male percentage in Manipur population = $\frac{3}{9} = \frac{1}{3}$ For Goa: - Total parts = $3 + 5 + 3 + 2 = 13$ - Male parts = 3 Male percentage in Goa population = $\frac{3}{13}$ 5. **Step 3: Calculate number of males in each state:** $$\text{Males in U.P.} = \frac{3}{8} \times 491,400 = 184,275$$ $$\text{Males in Manipur} = \frac{1}{3} \times 655,200 = 218,400$$ $$\text{Males in Goa} = \frac{3}{13} \times 393,120 \approx 90,720$$ 6. **Step 4: Calculate total males in U.P., Manipur, and Goa:** $$184,275 + 218,400 + 90,720 = 493,395$$ 7. **Step 5: Calculate percentage of these males to total population:** $$\frac{493,395}{3,276,000} \times 100 \approx 15.06\%$$ This does not match any options, so re-examine the male ratios from the table carefully. **Re-examining the table:** The table shows for U.P.: Male = -3, Female = 2, Literate = 7, Illiterate = 2 Likely the male and female columns are separate from literacy columns. Assuming the first two columns are Male and Female counts (or ratios), and the last two are Literate and Illiterate. So for U.P., Male = -3 (absolute 3), Female = 2 Total males in U.P. = 3 parts Total population parts for U.P. = Male + Female = 3 + 2 = 5 parts Similarly for Manipur: Male = -3 (3), Female = 1 Total parts = 3 + 1 = 4 For Goa: Male = -3 (3), Female = 5 Total parts = 3 + 5 = 8 Now calculate male percentages: - U.P. male percentage = $\frac{3}{5}$ - Manipur male percentage = $\frac{3}{4}$ - Goa male percentage = $\frac{3}{8}$ Calculate males in each state: $$\text{U.P. males} = \frac{3}{5} \times 491,400 = 294,840$$ $$\text{Manipur males} = \frac{3}{4} \times 655,200 = 491,400$$ $$\text{Goa males} = \frac{3}{8} \times 393,120 = 147,420$$ Total males = $294,840 + 491,400 + 147,420 = 933,660$ Percentage to total population: $$\frac{933,660}{3,276,000} \times 100 \approx 28.5\%$$ 8. **Final Answer:** Option (A) 28.5%