document.write( "Question 1155758: Two hundred thirty-five children go to camp Luther. There are 17 more girls than boys. How many are girls?
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\n" ); document.write( "An easy informal solution using logical reasoning -- which follows exactly the same path as the formal algebraic solution shown by the other tutor....

\n" ); document.write( "(1) Add 17 more boys (from a neighboring camp?) to make equal numbers of boys and girls and a total of 235+17 = 252.
\n" ); document.write( "(2) Half of that 252, which is 126, is the number of girls in the camp.

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