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Two schools share a choir.
Last year there were 30 more students from school B than students from school A in the choir.
This year the number of choir members has increased by 10%.
The number of members from school A has increased by 20%.
The number of members from school B has increased by 5%.
How many members does the choir have this year?
This problem is taken from the UKMT Mathematical Challenges.
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