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if 3/5 are girls then 2/5 are boys, then let x be the total number of students
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\n" ); document.write( "(2/5) * x = 200
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\n" ); document.write( "2x = 1000
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\n" ); document.write( "x = 500
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\n" ); document.write( "The total number of students in school is 500
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\n" ); document.write( "Note that (3/5) * 500 = 300 and 300 + 200 = 500
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