The number of girls at Sky High School is 60 greater than the number of boys. If there are 1250 students all together, how many girls are there all together?

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The number of girls at Sky High School is 60 greater than the number of boys. If there are 1250 students all together, how many girls are there all together?

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595 in boys and i think 655 in girls

Cfnerd answered Mar 5, 2015

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$girls : x\\boys : y \\ \\ x= y+60 \\x+y=1250 \\\\substitution : \\ \\ y+60+y=1250 \\ 2y=1250-60\\2y=1190 \ \ / :2 \\ y= 595 \\ \\ x=595 +60=655 \\ \\Answer : \ there \ is \ 655 \ \ girls \ and \ 595 \ boys$