SOLUTION: In a class of 330 students, there are 60 more girls than boys. How many girls are in the class?

SOLUTION: In a class of 330 students, there are 60 more girls than boys. How many girls are in the class?

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Question 804072: In a class of 330 students, there are 60 more girls than boys. How many girls are in the class?
Answer by erica65404(394) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
girls=x boys=y

also written as

plug y=x-60 into x+y=330.

there are 195 girls
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