Question

Select the equation that most accurately depicts the word problem. A class of 19 pupils has five more girls than boys. Let n = the number of boys.

n + (n + 5) = 19
n - (n + 5) = 19
n + (n + 19) = 5
n + (n - 19) = 5

Answer 1

The equation that most accurately depicts the word problem is:

n + (n + 5) = 19

This is because the problem states that there are 5 more girls than boys, so we can represent the number of girls as n+5. The total number of students is 19, so we can set up the equation as the sum of the number of boys (n) and the number of girls (n+5) equal to 19.

Answer 2

The correct equation that most accurately depicts the word problem is:

n + (n + 5) = 19

This equation represents the fact that the class has 19 pupils, and the number of boys (n) is five less than the number of girls (n + 5). By adding these two quantities together, we get the total number of pupils in the class.