Using the graph shown, female literacy in 2011 was about how many times its level in 1951? A line graph of male and female literacy rates in India at each census. Male: 27.2% in 1951, 40.4 in 1961, 46.0 in 1971, 56.4 in 1981, 64.1 in 1991, 75.3 in 2001, 82.1 in 2011. Female: 8.9, 15.4, 22.0, 29.8, 39.3, 53.7, 65.5.

Using the graph shown, female literacy in…

Using the graph shown, female literacy in 2011 was about how many times its level in 1951?

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Using the graph shown, female literacy in 2011 was about how many times its level in 1951?

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65.5 ÷ 8.9 ≈ 7.4.
Male literacy rose about 3 times (82.1 ÷ 27.2), so women gained much faster from a much lower base.

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3.0 times is male literacy; 56.6 is the rise in points, not a ratio.

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