SOLUTION: In a school,the number of boys who play soccer is three times as much as the number boys who play badminto.if 12 boys who play soccer play badminton instead,the number of boys who
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Question 1149304: In a school,the number of boys who play soccer is three times as much as the number boys who play badminto.if 12 boys who play soccer play badminton instead,the number of boys who play each of these sports would be the same.find the number of boys who play badminton Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source):
x play badminton,
3x play soccer.
Next, the condition says
3x - 12 = x + 12.
It is your equation to find "x".
ANSWER. 12 play badminton; 36 play soccer.
