SOLUTION: Hey math club has 40 members. The number of girls is five less than two times the number of boys. How many members are boys? How many members are girls?

Question 829975: Hey math club has 40 members. The number of girls is five less than two times the number of boys. How many members are boys? How many members are girls?
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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x = boys
y = girls
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x + y = 40
y = 2x - 5
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put the system of linear equations into standard form:
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x + y = 40
2x - y = 5
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x = boys = 15
y = girls = 25
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