In a city half of the people are literate. Of these who are literate 2/5 like reading newspaper. What fraction of the people in the city like reading newspaper?

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Given : In a city half of the people are literate. So

Total literate = $\frac{1}{2}$of the people in the city

And of these who are literate $\frac{2}{5}$ like reading newspaper. 

So,

Fraction of the people in the city like reading newspaper = $\frac{1}{2}\times \frac{2}{5} = \frac{\mathbf{1}}{\mathbf{5}}$                          ( Ans )
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