Of the 1000 inhabitants of a town 60 % are males of whom 20 % are literate. If of all the inhabitants 25 % are literate. Then what percent of the females of the town are literate?

A. 27.50%

B. 37.50%

C. 32. 5 %

D. 22. 5 %

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