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Each boy in a class has 11 pockets and each girl in a class has 13 pockets. How many boys and girls are in this class if all 21 students have a total of 251 pockets?

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User Maco
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Answer:

There are 10 girls and 11 boys.

Explanation:

Set up two equations. One equation is from the info that there are 21 total students. The other equation is from the calculation for the number of pockets. See image.

Each boy in a class has 11 pockets and each girl in a class has 13 pockets. How many-example-1
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User KenEucker
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Answer:

10 girls and 11 boys

Explanation:

That is the answer!!

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User Zaria
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