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In 2021, the ratio of men to women in a college was 5:4. The following year, the men's count dropped by 10%, while the women's count rose by 20%, resulting in a difference of 252 between the numbers of men and women. What was the total number of men in the college in 2021?

A 44000

B 42000

C 27000

D 56000

E none of these

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