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The number of girls on a committee was supposed to be more than three times the number of boys. If 15 girls are on the committee, how many possible values are there for the number of boys?

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Answer:

5

Explanation:

number of boys=x

number of girls= 3x=15

solution

3x/3=15/3

x= 5

There are 5 boys

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