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The total of male and female populations in a city increased by $25 \%$ from $1970$ to $1980$.During the same period, the male population increased by $40\%$ while the female population increased by $20\%$. From $1980$ to $1990$, the female population increased by $25 \%$. In $1990$, if the female population is twice the male population, then the percentage increase in the total of male and female populations in the city from $1970$ to $1990$ is

In 2010, a library contained a total of 11500 books in two categories - fiction and non-fiction. In 2015, the library contained a total of 12760 books in these two categories. During this period, there was 10% increase in the fiction category while there was 12% increase in the non-fiction category. How many fiction books were in the library in 2015?

In a group of people, $28\%$ of the members are young while the rest are old. If $65\%$ of the members are literates, and $25\%$ of the literates are young, then the percentage of old people among the illiterates is nearest to