SOLUTION: At a soccer tournament there are (16x + 30) boys and (5x - 12) more girls than boys. How many children are the tournament in terms of x?

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Question 1152151: At a soccer tournament there are (16x + 30) boys and (5x - 12) more girls than boys. How many children are the tournament in terms of x?
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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there are %2816x+%2B+30%29 boys
and %285x+-+12%29 more girls than boys
then, the number of girls is: %2816x+%2B+30%29%2B%285x+-+12%29=16x%2B5x%2B30-12=21x%2B18
How many children are the tournament in terms of x
boys+%2B+girls=16x+%2B+30%2B21x%2B18=37x%2B48
so, there are 37x%2B48 children at the tournament