document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=187792>Question 187792</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The number Of Boys in a math c\lass is one less than three times the number of girls. There are 39 students in the clas . How many of each are there in the class. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let g = number of girls<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3g-1 = number of boys<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "g + 3g-1 = 39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4g-1 = 39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4g = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g = 10 (number of girls)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "number of boys:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3g-1 = 3(10)-1 = 30-1 = 29 (number of boys) \r<BR>\n" );
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