In a co-educational school there are 15 more girls than boys. If the number of girls is increased by 10% and the number of boys is also increased by 16%, there would be nine more girls than boys. What is the number of students in the school? |
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(a) |
125 |
(b) |
140 |
(c) |
255 |
(d) |
265 |
In a co-educational school there are 15 more girls than boys. If the number of girls is increased by 10% and the number of boys is also increased by 16%, there would be nine more girls than boys. What is the number of students in the school? |
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(a) |
125 |
(b) |
140 |
(c) |
255 |
(d) |
265 |
Let the number of boys be
Then, the number of girls =
110% of of
Hence, the number of students in the school =