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A special olympics event has 12 more boys than girls competing the total number of participants is 1000 how many boys conpeted and how many girls competed

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Subtract 1000 by 12. Divide that answer by 2. Add 12 to that answer.

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1000 -12= 988 988÷2=494 494+12=506

506 boys and 494 girls competed at the special olympics event.
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