In village C, the number of females increased by 20% from 2011 to 2015. If the number of literate females was equal in 2011 and 2015, what percent of the female population of village C was literate?

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Step 1: From the table, female literacy in village C is 72% (take this as the 2011 value).

Step 2: Let the female population in 2011 be $F$. Then the number of literate females in 2011 is $0.72F$.

Step 3: Female population in 2015 increased by 20%, so it is $1.2F$. The number of literate females in 2015 is given equal to 2011, i.e. $0.72F$.

Step 4: Percent of female population literate in 2015 = $\dfrac{0.72F}{1.2F}=\dfrac{0.72}{1.2}=0.60=60\%$.

Therefore the required percent is 60%, which is option C.

FINAL_ANSWER: c

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