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The total number of students, in 2014-15, across all the three segments is 3276. The ratio of the total students in Primary School and High School combined to that of Upper Primary school is 2:1. The ratio of number of teachers in Primary schools to High School is 3:1. What is the number of teachers in High School?

Table carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Note: Teacher Pupil Ratio = ‘n’ implies that there is 1 teacher for every ‘n’ students on an average;

A
1638
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B
63
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C
546
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D
21
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Solution

The correct option is D 21
Number of students in Primary and High School combined =3276×23=2184;
Number of teachers in Primary and High School combined =218426=84; (as the Teacher-Pupil ratio is 26 for both);
Given, the ratio of teachers in Primary to High School = 3:1;
Number of teachers in High School =84×14=21

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