document.write( "Question 952919: Total 356 students
\n" ); document.write( "34 more than 4 times the number of girls is = to half the boys.
\n" ); document.write( "How many are boys?
\n" ); document.write( "X=girls
\n" ); document.write( "Y=boys
\n" ); document.write( "4x+34=1/2y
\n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #581926 by MathLover1(20850)\"\" \"About 
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( "X=girls
\n" ); document.write( "Y=boys
\n" ); document.write( "total \"356\" students\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=> \"X%2BY=356\"......eq.1...solve for \"X\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"X=356-Y\"......eq.1a\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"34\" more than \"4\" times the number of girls:\"4X%2B34\"
\n" ); document.write( " is = to half the boys: \"Y%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=> \"4X%2B34=Y%2F2\"......eq.2...substitute \"X\" from eq.1a\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4%28356-Y%29%2B34=Y%2F2\"......solve for \"Y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1424-4Y%2B34=Y%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1458-4Y=0.5Y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1458=4.5Y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1458%2F4.5=Y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"14580%2F45=Y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28Y=324%29\"-> the number of boys\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"X=356-Y\"......eq.1a\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"X=356-324\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28X=32%29\"-> the number of girls\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" );