document.write( "Question 357378: a high school graduating class is made up of 464 students. There are 208 more girls than boys, How many boys are in the class? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x be the number of boys, then (x+208) will be the number of girls
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document.write( "x + (x+ 208) = 464
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document.write( "2x = 256
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document.write( "x = 128 are the number of boys in the class
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document.write( "Check your answer
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document.write( "128 + 336 = 464 \n" );
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