11. 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
11. E Since $35 \%$ of the entrants were female, $65 \%$ of the entrants were male. Hence, since there were 252 more males than females, 252 people represent $(65-35) \%=30 \%$ of the total number of entrants. Therefore the total number of entrants was $(252 \div 30) \times 100$ $=840$.