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Ratio and Proportion · UPSC CDS/OTA · Question 25 of 51

Ratio and Proportion: The ratio of the number of boys to girls in a class is 3:5. If there are 40 more girls than boys, find the total number of students.

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Topic
Ratio and Proportion
Subject
Mathematics
Difficulty
Medium
Solve Time
45-60 sec

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The ratio of the number of boys to girls in a class is 3:5. If there are 40 more girls than boys, find the total number of students.

TopicRatio and Proportion
Question Typemultiple choice
DifficultyMedium
Marking+1 / −0.33
Test Duration30 min

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