SOLUTION: could you help me solve this word problem? solving by systems of equations. The number of girls at Sky High School is 60 greater than the number of boys. If there are 1250 student

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Question 739771: could you help me solve this word problem? solving by systems of equations.
The number of girls at Sky High School is 60 greater than the number of boys. If there are 1250 students all together, how many girls are there?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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g=b+60
g-b=60
g+b=1250
add them
2g=1310
g=655
b=595