SOLUTION: please help with this simple inequality question.
There are 786 pupils at a school. There are 137 more girls than boys. How many girls and boys are there?
The simple answer is th
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Question 612441: please help with this simple inequality question.
There are 786 pupils at a school. There are 137 more girls than boys. How many girls and boys are there?
The simple answer is that this statement is false, but maybe I am missing something? Show your solution as well .
Thanks
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
your analysis seems correct
twice the number of boys must be an even number
the number of "more" girls is odd, so the total number of students must be odd
something is amiss ___ the parity of the numbers in the problem is incorrect
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