SOLUTION: Three-fourths of the girls in a class play soccer. If twelve more girls in the class played, there would be 57 girls who play soccer. How many girls are in the class

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Question 753349: Three-fourths of the girls in a class play soccer. If twelve more girls in the class played, there would be 57 girls who play soccer. How many girls are in the class
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Three-fourths of the girls in a class play soccer. If twelve more girls in the class played, there would be 57 girls who play soccer. How many girls are in the class
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Let "x" be the # of girls in the class.
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Equation:
(3/4)x+12 = 57
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(3/4)x = 45
x = 60 (# of girls in the class)
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Stan H.