In Mrs. Middleton’s math class there are seven more boys than girls if there are 29 total students in the class how many boys are there?

Answer 1

Convert the word problem into an equation as follows:

Let's use the variable 'x' for girls and 'x+7' for boys.

x + x + 7 = 29

Combine like terms

2x + 7 = 29

Subtract 7 from both sides

2x = 22

Divide 2 into 22 to get x

x=11 girls

x+7 = 18 Boys