a high school graduating class is made up of 351 students. There a 73 more girls than boys. How many boys are in the class

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Katrina Carr

27 April, 12:18

a high school graduating class is made up of 351 students. There a 73 more girls than boys. How many boys are in the class

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Meredith Clay · Answer 1

Meredith Clay 27 April, 15:05

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I got 139 but I may be wrong

Julianna Simpson · Answer 2

139 boys

Step-by-step explanation:

Using the given information, we can set up a system of equations.

Let the number of girls in the class be x and let the number of boys in the class be y.

x + y = 351

x = y + 73

Solving this system of equations would tell you that there are 139 boys in this graduating class.

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