document.write( "Question 648050: there are 3 more girls than boys in tom's clas, and the sum of girls and the boys is 41. how many boys and girls are there each?
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Let the number of girls= g
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\n" ); document.write( "The sum of the girls and boys = 41
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\n" ); document.write( " g + b = 41 ......(1)
\n" ); document.write( " Now there are 3 more girls than boys,
\n" ); document.write( " g = b + 3 ......(2)
\n" ); document.write( "Substitute the value for g in equation 1
\n" ); document.write( " g + b =41
\n" ); document.write( " b + 3+b =41
\n" ); document.write( " 2b+ 3= 41
\n" ); document.write( " 2b= 41- 3
\n" ); document.write( " 2b= 38
\n" ); document.write( " b= 38/2
\n" ); document.write( " b= 19
\n" ); document.write( " Now substitute the value of b in (2)
\n" ); document.write( " g= 19 +3 = 22 \n" ); document.write( "
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