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A soccer tournament there are (16x + 30 ) boys and (5x - 12) more girls than boys. How many children are there at the tournament in terms of x?

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So here is the equation for the total amount of kids:
(16x+30)+ [(16x+30)+(5x-12)]
Boys Girls

This is simplified to 37x+48 in terms of x using PEMDAS.
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