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The ratio of boys to girls in a school is 5:8. If the number

of girls exceeds the number of boys by 144, calculate the
total number of students in the school.​

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624 students
Since they’re only 3 parts more girls then boys and the number equals 144, you just have to divide 144 by 3. You’ll get 48
Multiply 5 and 8 by 48 to get 240 and 384 and add to get 624 which is the answer
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