In Miss Quaffley’s class, one third of the pupils bring a teddy bear to school. Last term, each boy took 12 books out of the library, each girl took 17 books and each teddy bear took 9 books. In total, 305 books were taken out.
How many girls are there in Miss Quaffley’s class?
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7
10
13
16
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