SOLUTION: There are 24 students in a class. There are 2 pairs of female twins in the class and the rest of the students are boys. How many boys are there in the class?

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Question 943967: There are 24 students in a class.
There are 2 pairs of female twins in the class and the rest of the students are boys.
How many boys are there in the class?

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There are 24 students in a class.
There are 2 pairs of female twins in the class and the rest of the students are boys.
How many boys are there in the class?
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# of girls is 2*2 = 4
# of boys = 20
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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