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Number theory Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

This year there were more than 800 entrants in the Kangaroo Hop race. Exactly 35% of the entrants were female and there were 252 more males than females. How many entrants were there in total?

(A) $802$ (B) $810$ (C) $822$ (D) $824$ (E) $840$

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