548 students, 66 more girls. how many boys are there?

Question

Word problem. 66 more girls than boys.

Answer 1

Consider there are "b" boys and "g" girls.

 

According to the question:

 

b+g=548

 

g=b+66

 

Solving the first equation:

 

b+(b+66)=548

 

2b+66=548

 

2b=482

 

b=241