Question

in a class the number of boys are five less than the number of girls find the number of boys and the girls in the class if there are a total of 35 students ​

Answer 1

Answer:

20 boys and 15 girls

Step-by-step explanation:

let no.of girls=x

no. of boys=x-5

so x+x-5=35

2x=40

x=20

x-5=15

Answer 2

Answer:

Let the no. of girls be x.

then,

The no. of boys = x-5

A/Q ( according to the question)

x+x-5 = 35

2x-5 = 35

2x = 35+5

2x = 40

:. x= 40/2 = 20

Hence

The no. of girls = (x) = 20

The no. of boys = (x-5) = (20-5) = 15