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A class of 19 pupils have five more girls than girls. Let n =the number of boys
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A class of 19 pupils have five more girls than girls. Let n =the number of boys

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NO. of students = 19
Boys = n
Girls = n+5

Equation formation
n + n + 5 = 19
2 n + 5 = 19
2 n = 19 - 5
2 n = 14
n = 7

Boys = 7
Girls = 7 + 5 = 12
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