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The number of boys in the tennis club is 10mire than half the number of girls. There are 30 boys in the tennis club. All together, how many boys and girls are in the club.

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Answer:

36

Explanation:

Let the number of girls in club be
x

Number of boys = 30

Number of boys is 10 times half the number of girls

i.e.
30 = 10((x)/(2) ) = (10x)/(2) \\60 = 10x\\x = (60)/(10) \\x = 6

Total number of boys and girls in club = 30 + 6 = 36

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