There are 33 students in a math class. The number of boys is three less than twice the number of girls in the class. Find the number of boys in the class.
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Step-by-step explanation:
No of students=33
Let number of girls be x.
Therefore, number of boys=2x-3
x+2x-3=33
3x=33+3
3x=36
x=36/3
x=12
number of girls is 12.
Number of boys is 2x-3
2×12-3
24-3
=21
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Answer:
let the number of boy = 2x-3
number of girl= x
x+2x-3=33
3x-3=33
3x=33-3
3x=30
x=30/3
10
number of boys= 2x-3 = 2×10-3
= 20-3=17
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