document.write( "Question 1124014: I have 5 more brothers than sisters, and each of my brothers also has five more brothers than sisters. If my family has 10 children how many of the children are girls? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "From the condition, the number of boys in the family is 6 more than sisters.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So , one equation is\r\n" );
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document.write( "b + g = 10\r\n" );
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document.write( "The second equation is\r\n" );
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document.write( "b - g = 6.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Add the equations and find  b = 8, g = 2.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer.  There are 8 boys and 2 girls in the family.\r\n" );
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