document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=335962>Question 335962</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the ninth grade class has 17 more girls than boys. there are 431 students in all. how many boys are there? How many girls are there?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #240947 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=240947\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hint: Let b = # of boys and g = # of girls. So if \"the ninth grade class has 17 more girls than boys\", then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=g=b%2B17 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"g=b%2B17\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (ie add 17 to the # of boys to get the # of girls). Also, because \"there are 431 students in all\", we know that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%2Bg=431 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%2Bg=431\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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