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There are 364 first-grade students in park elementary school. If there are 26 more girls than boys, how many girls are there?Use polya's strategy and make an equation.



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Answer:

there are 195 girls

Explanation:

the equation is: 364= 2x+26

subtract 26 from both sides and you get 338

338 divided by 2 is 169, therefore there are 169 boys.

169+26 more girls is 195

169+195= 364

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