document.write( "Question 926528: a math club has 40 members. the number of girls is 5 less than 2 times the number of boys. how many members are boys? how many members are girls?
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\n" ); document.write( "a math club has \"40\" members. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the number of girls \"g\" is \"5\" less than \"2\" times the number of boys \"b\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "1:\"b%2Bg=40\"
\n" ); document.write( "2:\"g=2b-5\"...substitute in 1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b%2B2b-5=40\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3b=40%2B5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3b=45\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b=45%2F3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b=15\" members are boys\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b%2Bg=40\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"g=40-15\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"g=25\" members are girls\r
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