SOLUTION: A club has 80 members there are 10 more boys than girls. How many are there of each

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Question 767801: A club has 80 members there are 10 more boys than girls. How many are there of each
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
We can solve this with 2 equations. Let b represent boys and g for girls.
b + g = 80
g = b-10
Let's use substitution for this:
b + b - 10 =80
Add 10 to get:
2b=90
divide by 2:
b = 45
g = 35
Make sense?
RJ
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