Of the families in City X in 1994, 40 percent owned a personal computer. The number of families in City X owning a computer in 1998 was 30 percent greater than it was in 1994, and the total number of families in City X was 4 percent greater in 1998 than it was in 1994. what percent of the families in City X owned a personal computer in 1998?
Options:
(A) 50%
(B) 52%
(C) 56%
(D) 70%
(E) 74% OK. Let's think. Some random thoughts first:
Say a 100 families existed in 1994 then the number of families owning a computer in 1994 - 40
Number of families owning computer in 1998 = 40 * 130/100 = 52
Number of families in 1998 = 104
The percentage = 52/104 * 100 = 50%. The answer: (A).