Two classrooms have a total of 45 people in them. The first class is a math class with 5 more students that the science class. How many are in each class?

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Vpoltave · Answer 1 · 2020-09-25T01:54:26+0000

Answer:

20 students in science class, 25 in math

Explanation:

so let 1 classroom= x

so the other classroom= x+5

if there is a total of 45 students

x+x+5=45

2x=45-5

2x=40

x=20