SOLUTION: The ninth grade class has 17 more girls than boys. There are 431 students in all. How many boys are there? How many girls are there? Choices for the number of boys: 191, 202, 207

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Question 339440: The ninth grade class has 17 more girls than boys. There are 431 students in all. How many boys are there? How many girls are there? Choices for the number of boys: 191, 202, 207
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+x+17=431
2x=414
x=207 boys
x+17=224 girls