Question

In country A, the population is 300 million and 50 million people are living below the poverty line. What is the poverty rate?; In country B, the population is 900 million and 100 million people are living below the poverty line. What is the poverty rate?

a) A: 16.67%, B: 11.11%
b) A: 33.33%, B: 22.22%
c) A: 50%, B: 66.67%
d) A: 66.67%, B: 50%

Answer 1

The poverty rate in country A is 16.67% and in country B is 11.11%, calculated by dividing the number of people below the poverty line by the total population and multiplying by 100.

Step-by-step explanation:

Calculating Poverty Rates

To determine the poverty rate in a country, we divide the number of people living below the poverty line by the total population and then multiply the result by 100 to get a percentage. For country A, the calculation is as follows:

1. Number of people living below the poverty line: 50 million
2. Total population: 300 million
3. Poverty rate calculation: (50 million ÷ 300 million) × 100 = 16.67%

Similarly, for country B:

1. Number of people living below the poverty line: 100 million
2. Total population: 900 million
3. Poverty rate calculation: (100 million ÷ 900 million) × 100 = 11.11%

Hence, the poverty rate in country A is 16.67%, and in country B, it is 11.11%, which corresponds to option (a).