document.write( "Question 946552: simone has 16 players on their soccer team. there are 6 more boys than girls. how many boys and how many girls \n" ); document.write( "

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This problem is solved by creating an equation.
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document.write( "We assign x to the number of girls on the team.
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document.write( "We assign x+6 to the number of boys on the team since there are 6 more boys than girls.\r
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document.write( "     16=x+x+6 
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document.write( "We combine like terms to get
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document.write( "      16=2x+6\r
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document.write( " Then we solve by subtracting 6 from both sides.\r
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document.write( "     16-6=2x+6-6\r
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document.write( "To get:
       10=2x

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document.write( "finally we isolate x by dividing both sides by 2
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Result

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document.write( "      5=x
There are 5 girls on the team.
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document.write( "And 5+6=11 makes 11 boys.
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