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There are 320 students in a school. The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls is 3:2. When some new boys and girls are admitted, the number of boys increases by 8 and the ratio of number of boys and girls changes to 4:3. Find how many new girls are admitted.​

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320/5=64
64 x 3 = 192 (number of boys in the beginning)
64 x 2 = 128 (number of girls in the beginning)
192 + 8 = 200 (boys now)
200/4=50
50 x 3 = 150
150 - 128 = 22 (amount of girls added)
Number of girls added: 22
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