In a certain school, the average height of students was 175 cm. The average height for females was 165 cm, while the average height for males was 182 cm. What is the ratio of the number of males to females?

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5:2

5:1

4:3

10:7

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3:1

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Let the number of men be represented by 'm' and the number of women by 'w'. We can set up the equation: [m]\frac{(165*w+182*m)}{w+m }=…

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