Hillary and 23 of her friends went on a hayride there are 8 more boys than girls on the ride. how many boys and girls were on the ride?

Question

Hillary and 23 of her friends went on a hayride. There are 8 more boys than girls on the ride. How many boys and girls were on the ride?

Answer 1

There are 24 on the hayride

 

b+g=24

 

There are 8 more boys than girls

 

b=g+8

 

Substitute to eliminate b

 

g+8+g=24

 

solve for g

 

2g=16
g=8

 

remember that there are 8 more boys than girls

 

b=16

 

Check 8+16=24

Perfect.