In a class of 42 students, the number of boys is 16 less than the girls. Find the number of boys and girls in the class.

Question

a. Let the number of girls represented by _________

b. then, the number of boys is _________

c. Equation __________

d. number of girls _____________

e. number of boys___________

Answer 1

girls can be x + 16.

Boys are x.

x + x + 16 = 42

x = 13

13 boys and 29 girls.