Read the following short passage and answer the question that follows each passage.
For some women, the cost of giving birth can be an unexpectedly large burden. The average normal birth now costs? 3,200 and a birth with complications can cost thousands of rupees more. Of women in the primary child-bearing age. range of eighteen to twenty-four, who. account for about 40 percent of all births in this country annually, more than 25 percent have no health care insurance to pay maternity costs.
If the above statements are true, which one of the following must also be true?
a) Each year, about 75 percent of all births in this country are to women who have health-care coverage of maternity costs.
b) Each year, about 60 percent of all births in this country are to women who are younger than eighteen or older than twenty-four.
c) For an average birth, health-care insurance pays about 75 percent of $3,200.
d) In this country, about 75 percent of the women who do not have health-care coverage of maternity costs are younger than eighteen or older than twenty-four.

Question

Read the following short passage and answer the question that follows each passage.
For some women, the cost of giving birth can be an unexpectedly large burden. The average normal birth now costs? 3,200 and a birth with complications can cost thousands of rupees more. Of women in the primary child-bearing age. range of eighteen to twenty-four, who. account for about 40 percent of all births in this country annually, more than 25 percent have no health care insurance to pay maternity costs.
If the above statements are true, which one of the following must also be true?
a) Each year, about 75 percent of all births in this country are to women who have health-care coverage of maternity costs.
b) Each year, about 60 percent of all births in this country are to women who are younger than eighteen or older than twenty-four.
c) For an average birth, health-care insurance pays about 75 percent of $3,200.
d) In this country, about 75 percent of the women who do not have health-care coverage of maternity costs are younger than eighteen or older than twenty-four.

Vedantu Content Team · Accepted Answer

Hint: We can read in the given passage that around 40% of women in our country give birth between the age of 18 and 24.

Complete step-by-step answer:

As given in the hint, 25% of the 40% group who gives birth between the age of 18 and 24, do not have any health insurance.
Now, we can comprehend that 40% of mothers belong to the age-group 18 to 24, while 60% of mothers (the other half) belong to 18 and below or 24 and above age groups.
Let’s examine the given options-
a) We are not sure about the 75% group, as it is stated in the passage that ‘more than 25%’ females have no health insurance. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
b) As explained above, 60% denotes the other half of the 40%. Hence, it is the correct option.
c) No such information has been mentioned in the passage. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
d) No such information is given in the passage. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
The correct answer is Option ‘b’.

Note: Carefully read the given passage while making note of the important points. Thereafter, answer the question based on the points you have marked.