Question 1209460
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Hi
<font color=blue>Some sweets were distributed to a group of children. 
There were as many boys as there were girls.</font> 

There were n boys and n girls.

<font color=blue>Each girl was given 5 sweets</font> 

So the girls had 5n sweets

<font color=blue>and each boy was given 8 sweets.</font> 

So the boys had 8n sweets.

<font color=blue>The boys received 183 more sweets than the girls.</font> 

So 8n is 183 more than 5n.

8n = 5n + 183

<font color=blue>How many children were there?</font>

Subtract 5n from each side

3n = 183

divide both sides by 3

n = 61

So there were 61 boys and 61 girls, or 122 children.

Edwin</pre>