Question

5. Set up an equation for the following cases :
(a) Total number of students in a school is 656.
The number of girls is 86 more than the number
of boys. (Take number of boys as. x)​

Answer 1

Answer:

86+x=656

x=656-86

x=570

Answer 2

Answer:

As per the question

Let the number of boys be x

Therefore,number of girls = x + 86

REQUIRED EQUATION IS

BOYS + GIRLS = TOTAL STUDENTS

THAT IS

x + x + 86 = 656

2x + 86 = 656

2x = 656 - 86

2x = 570

x = 570/2

x= 285

therefore

number of boys = x = 285

number of girls  x + 86 = 285 + 86 = 371

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