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A certain high school has 1,488 students. If you subtract the number of girls from boys you get 78. Let x be the number of boys and y be the number of girls.

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Answer:

boys = 705

girls = 783

Explanation:

We are to find the number of boys and girls in the school

the answer can be determined using simultaneous equation

x = boys

y = girls

y - x = 78 equation 1

y + x = 1488 equation 2

subtract equation 1 from 2

2x = 1410

x = 1410/2 = 705

Substitute for x in equation 1

y - 705 = 78

y = 705 + 78 = 783

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