Question

A problem states: "There are 5 more girls than boys in a class. There are 27 students in the class in all. How many boys are there in the class?"

What are the unknowns in this problem?

Select each correct answer.

A. ) the number of girls in the class

B.) the number of students in the class

C.) the number of teachers in the school

D.) the number of boys in the class

Answer 1

A) 16

B) 27

C) No idea

D) 11

Explanation:

27 - 5 = 22, 22 ÷ 2 = 11

Boys = 11

27 - 5 = 22, 22 ÷ 2 = 11, 11 + 5 = 16

Girls 16