document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1180474>Question 1180474</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The number of students in a classroom is 46. If there are 12 girls more than boys, how many boys are there?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let number of boys be x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "there are 12 girls more than boys,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "girls will be x+12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "their sum =46\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+x+12=46\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+12=46\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+12-12= 46-12=34\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 17\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "17 boys<BR>\n" );
document.write( "29 girls\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total 46\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x = 34 </SPAN>\n" );
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