document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=596194>Question 596194</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 18 students in a class. The number of boys is two less than three times the number of girls. How any boys are in the class? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let g be the number of girls in the class.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"two less than three times the number of girls\" translate to the algebraic expression \"3g-2\".<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The total number of girls and boys is 18, so we write that as an equation.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we combine like terms and solve for g.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add 2 to both sides of the equation.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 4.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "According to the algebra, there are 5 girls (g=5). Since there are 3g-2 boys, there are 3(5)-2)=13 boys.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Are there 18 students in the class? 5+13=18...YES!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Is the number of boys two less than three times the number of girls? Three times five is fifteen; two less than fifteen is thirteen...YES!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That's it. Feel free to email if you still have Qs about this.<BR>\n" );
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