document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=772372>Question 772372</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> among the reading club members there are 8 more girls than boys.If there are 50 members in all ,how many are boys?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=number of girls<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50-x=number of boys<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50-x=x+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50-x=29<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number of boys=29 </SPAN>\n" );
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