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Question 937216: There were for times as many boys in one school as in another.If there were another 17 boys between the two schoold the total in the two schools would be 92 .how many boys are in the larger school
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Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
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There were four times as many boys in one school as in another.
A = 4B
Total # of students = A + 4B
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If there were another 17 boys between the two schools the total in the two schools would be 92 .how many boys are in the larger school
A + 4B + 17 = 92
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Substitute for A and solve for "B"::
4B + 4B + 17 = 92
8B = 75
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B = 9 3/8
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Ans: A = 4(75/8) = 37.5 (# of boys in the larger school)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by MathTherapy(10551) (Show Source):
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There were for times as many boys in one school as in another.If there were another 17 boys between the two schoold the total in the two schools would be 92 .how many boys are in the larger school

Number of boys in larger school:
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