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Hi\r
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This is EXTREMELY easy and doesn't have to be as COMPLEX as some may make it out to be.
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document.write( "Let number of boys be B
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document.write( "Then number of girls = B - 4
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document.write( "Number of children: boys + girls = B + B - 4, or 2B - 4
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document.write( "Also, number of adults = 54 - (2B - 4) = 58 - 2B
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document.write( "We then get the following: 
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document.write( "Solve this for B, and you should get: 
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document.write( "That's ALL!! Nothing more, nothing less! \n" );
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