SOLUTION: If 431 students go on a class trip and there are 7 more boys than girls, how many of boys and girls went on the trip?

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Question 958574: If 431 students go on a class trip and there are 7 more boys than girls, how many of boys and girls went on the trip?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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B%2BG=431
B=G%2B7
Substitute,
G%2B7%2BG=431
2G=424
G=212
Then,
B=212%2B7
B=219