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  • 13-04-2020
  • Mathematics
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The marching band has 85 members. There are 15 more girls than boys in the band. How many boys are in the marching band?

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  • 13-04-2020

Answer:

35 boys

(and 50 girls)

Step-by-step explanation:

If b is the number of boys, then the number of girls is b+15

So the sum is b+b+15 = 85

So 2b = 85-15 = 70, so b=70/2=35

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