SOLUTION: A high school graduating class is made up of 485 students. There are 69 more girls than boys. How many boys are in the class?

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Question 599011: A high school graduating class is made up of 485 students. There are 69 more girls than boys. How many boys are in the class?
Answer by flame8855(424) About Me  (Show Source):
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let b be number of boys
let g be number of girls
b + g = 485
g= b +69
solve two equations :
b = 208 boys