Question

the 7th grade has 207 students. there are 23 more girls than boys in the grade. how many boys are in the 7th grade

Answer 1

42 boys

Explanation:

Represent the number of boys with 'b' and that of girls with 'b + 23.'

Then b + (b + 23) = 207.

Simplifying, we get 2b = 84, so that b is 42. There are 42 boys and

(42 + 23) girls, or 65 girls.

Answer 2

92 boys

Explanation:

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