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2/5 of the students at kennedy high are girls. there are 1482 boys in the school. how many student are at kennedy high?

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Let, the number of student = x
Fraction of boys = 1 - 2/5 = 3/5

So, it would be: x * 3/5 = 1482
x = 1482*5 / 3
x = 7410/3
x = 2470

Thus, There are total 2470 students

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