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At a school the ratio for boys and girls is 11:9 there are 124 more boys then girls whats the total number of pupils
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At a school the ratio for boys and girls is 11:9 there are 124 more boys then girls whats the total number of pupils

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124 more boys than girls

ratio of boys to girls = 11:9

thus difference of boys to girls is 2/20 = 124

total number of pupils = 124 รท 2/20 = 1240 pupils

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