SOLUTION: There were 25 students in an Algebra class. If the number of girls is 10 more than half the number of boys, how many boys were in the class?

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Question 1018867: There were 25 students in an Algebra class. If the number of girls is 10 more than half the number of boys, how many boys were in the class?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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B%2BG=25
G=10%2BB%2F2
Substituting,
B%2B10%2BB%2F2=25
%283%2F2%29B=15
B=15%282%2F3%29
B=10
Then,
10%2BG=25
G=15