document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=685>Question 685</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  high school graduating class is made up of 466 students.  There are 212 more girls than boys.  How many boys are in the class? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #246 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=liz_gcmama><B>liz_gcmama(8)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=liz_gcmama><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=246\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let's make the number of girls g and the number of boys b.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=g%2Bb=466 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"g%2Bb=466\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 212 more girls than boys so:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=g=b%2B212 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"g=b%2B212\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If we substitute this value for g into the first equation we get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28b%2B212%29%2Bb=466 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28b%2B212%29%2Bb=466\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Get rid of the brackets:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%2B212%2Bb=466 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%2B212%2Bb=466\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add like terms:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2b%2B212=466 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2b%2B212=466\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 212 from each side:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2b=254 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2b=254\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide by 2:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=127 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=127\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the number of boys in the class is 127. </SPAN>\n" );
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