Question

Mrs. Smith's Algebra class has 29 students. There are 3 more girls than boys.

How many girls are there?
boys:
girls:

Answer 1

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The answer is 13 boys and 16 girls.

We can do this by making an equation, using "x" to represent boys. Knowing there are 3 more boys than girls, we can set up the following equation:

(x + 3) + x = 29

NOTE: "x + 3" represents the number of girls, since there are 3 more girls than boys. "x" represents the number of boys. Now we can solve the equation:

x + 3 + x = 29

Add like terms:

2x + 3 = 29

Subtract 3 from both sides:

2x = 26

Divide both sides by 2:

x = 13

Therfore, there are 13 boys. To figure out girls, we simply add 3, giving us 16.

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