SOLUTION: 280 ORANGE ARE DIVIDED AMONGST 50 GIRLS AND BOYS SO THAT EACH BOY GET 5 ORANGES BUT EACH GIRL GETS 7 .HOW MANY GIRLS ARE THERE?

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Question 968032: 280 ORANGE ARE DIVIDED AMONGST 50 GIRLS AND BOYS SO THAT EACH BOY GET 5 ORANGES BUT EACH GIRL GETS 7 .HOW MANY GIRLS ARE THERE?
Answer by amarjeeth123(570) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the number of girls be x.
Then the number of boys is (50-x).
5(50-x)+7x=280
2x+250=280
2x=30
x=15
There are 15 girls and 35 boys.