Problem:
Portia's high school has times as many students as Lara's high school. The two high schools have a total of students. How many students does Portia's high school have?
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Solution:
One-fourth of the students are in Lara's high school, and three-fourths are in Portia's high school. Therefore students are in Portia's high school.
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