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If `55%` of the teachers in a school are gents and the number of lady teachers in the school is 90, then the total number of techers in the school is

A

100

B

150

C

200

D

250

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C
(i) Let the total number of teachers be 100x.
(ii) `45%` of the total teachers are ladies which is equal to 90.
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