Step-by-step explanation:
I'm really really sorry if I'm wrong...
3(y-9)=5y+2
3y - 27 = 5y + 2
+ 27 + 27
3y = 5y + 29
-5y -5y
-2y = 29
-2 -2
y = -14.5
Answer: There are 165 boys
Step-by-step explanation:
Let's call b the number of boys and call g the number of girls in the class.
Then we know that:
There are 462 students. This is:
We also know that there are 132 more girls than boys, this means that:
Now we substitute the second equation in the first and solve for b.
Answer:
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Step-by-step explanation: