Lagaan is levied on the 60 percent of the cultivated land. The revenue department collected total Rs. 3,44,000 through the lagaan from the village of Mutter. Mutter, a very rich farmer , paid only Rs.480 as lagaan. The percentage of total land of Mutter over the total taxable land of the village is: Choose the correct choice from the following answers.
A) 0.23255
B) 0.14544
C) 0.25632
D) 0.35466
E) 0.63435

Rationale: total land of sukhiya = \ inline \ frac { 480 x } { 0.6 } = 800 x \ therefore cultivated land of village = 344000 x \ therefore required percentage = \ inline \ frac { 800 x } { 344000 } \ times 100 = 0.23255 a
Answer: A