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(A) Let the number of boys be $8x$ and the number of girls be $12x$.Total number of students $= 8x + 12x = 20x$.Number of boys getting scholarships $=

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$65$

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(A) Let the number of boys be $8x$ and the number of girls be $12x$.Total number of students $= 8x + 12x = 20x$.Number of boys getting scholarships $= 50 \% 	ext{ of } 8x = 0.5 	imes 8x = 4x$.Number of girls getting scholarships $= 25 \% 	ext{ of } 12x = 0.25 	imes 12x = 3x$.Total number of students getting scholarships $= 4x + 3x = 7x$.Number of students not getting scholarships $= 	ext{Total students} - 	ext{Students getting scholarships} = 20x - 7x = 13x$.Percentage of students not getting scholarships $= (13x / 20x) 	imes 100 = 0.65 	imes 100 = 65 \%$.

The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a school is $8: 12$. If $50 \%$ of boys and $25 \%$ of girls are getting scholarships for their studies,what is the percentage of school students who are not getting any scholarships (in $\%$)?

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