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Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

There are $120\,000$ red squirrels living in Scotland. This represents $75\%$ of their total UK population. How many more red squirrels live in Scotland than live in the remainder of the UK?

(A) $30\,000$ (B) $40\,000$ (C) $60\,000$ (D) $80\,000$ (E) $90\,000$

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