SOLUTION: If there 5/8 of girls in a choir plus 12 more boys, how many kids are there?
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Question 534999: If there 5/8 of girls in a choir plus 12 more boys, how many kids are there?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x = total n. of kids
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x = x + 12
multiply by 8 to get rid of the denominators
8x = 5x + 96
8x - 5x = 96
3x = 96
x = 32 kids
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Check this:
*32 + 12 =
5(4) + 12 = 32
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