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there are thirty-three students in the chess club. there are five more boys than girls in the club. write and solve a system of equations to find the number of boys and girls in the chess club
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there are thirty-three students in the chess club. there are five more boys than girls in the club. write and solve a system of equations to find the number of boys and girls in the chess club

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girls=g
boys=g+5

33=g+(g+5)
33=g+g+5
33=2g+5
28=2g
14=g
g=14
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