Question: If the poverty rate in a city is 15% and the population is 200,000, how many people are living in poverty?

Options:

1. 15,000
2. 30,000
3. 25,000
4. 20,000

Correct Answer: 30,000

Solution:

15% of 200,000 is calculated as (15/100) * 200,000 = 30,000.