document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=634524>Question 634524</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The total number of students in Year 8 at a high school is 180. There are 24 more girls than boys. How many boys are there?? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Boys=b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Girls=g\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total Number of Students = 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b+g=180..................(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 24 more girls than boys<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g=24+b....................(2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute the value of g from (1) to (2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b+24+b=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b+24+b=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2b=180-24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2b=156<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2b/2=156/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=78<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Put the value of b in (2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g=24+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g=24+78<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g=102\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Boys=b=78<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Girls=g=102<BR>\n" );
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