SOLUTION: the high school band has 12 more girls than boys. the band has a total of 106 students. how many girls are in the band?

Question 152802: the high school band has 12 more girls than boys. the band has a total of 106 students. how many girls are in the band?
Answer by orca(409) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x be the number of girls in the band, then the number of boys is x - 12.
As the band has a total of 106 students, we have:
x + (x - 12) = 106
Solving the equation for x, we have
x + x - 12 = 106
2x = 118
x = 59
So there are 59 girls in the band.

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