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In a college, the ratio of the number of boys to girls is 8 : 5. If there are 160 girls, the total number of students in the college is

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416

Correct Answer: 416

Explanation:

Let the number of boys and girls be 8x and 5x.
Total number of students = 13x = 13 * 32 = 416.

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