Hi  

In a school of 600 students,the number of boys is 40 more than the number of girls. 

 Let x represent the number of girls:

 x + (x+40) = 600

2x = 560

x = 280, number of Girls, 320 Boys 

  and 

320 + 200 = 520 know how to play chess

     

 

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