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In a class, there are 18 boys who are over 160cm tall. If these constitute three-fourths of the boys and the total number of boys is two-thirds of the total number of students in the class, what is the number of girls in the class?

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6
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12
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18
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24
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Solution

The correct option is B 12
Let the number of boys be x. Then, (3/4)x=18 or x=18×(4/3)=24.
If total number of students is y, then (2/3)y=24 or y=24×(3/2)=36.
Therefore Number of girls in the class =(3624)=12.

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