SOLUTION: There are 44 students in a canteen. If there are 28 more girls than boys, how many boys and how many girls are in the canteen?

Question 150594: There are 44 students in a canteen. If there are 28 more girls than boys, how many boys and how many girls are in the canteen?
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There are 44 students in a canteen. If there are 28 more girls than boys, how many boys and how many girls are in the canteen?
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Let B = number of boys in the canteen
B+28 = number of girls in the canteen
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Then, from: "There are 44 students in a canteen." we get our equation:
B + (B+28) = 44
2B + 28 = 44
2B = 44 - 28
2B = 16
B = 8 (number of boys in the canteen)
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B+28 = 8+28 = 36 (number of girls in the canteen)
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