Question

There are 656 students in a school there are 86 more girls than boys find the number of boys and girls in the school

Answer 1

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$\color{indigo}Required \: Answer$

$\color{green} \: \: Given$



Total Number of Students=656

$\color{green} \: Also \: \: Given$

There are 86 more girls than boys

Again,

$\color{green} \: let \: to \: be \: \: Number \: of \: boys \: be \: x$

$\color{brown}then$

$\color{green}Number \: of \: girls - > x + 86$

$\color{yellow} \: total \: Number \: of \: Students = 656$

$\color{maroon}x +x + 86 = 656 \\ \\2 x = 656 - 86 \\ \\ 2x = 570 \\ \\ x = \frac{570}{2} \\ \\ x = 285$

$\color{yellow}Numbers \: of \: girls$

$\color{red} \: x + 86 \\ \\ = 285 + 86 \\ = 371$

Answer 2

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of boys us x

No of girls is 86 more than the no of boys

The equation =x+x+86

=656

2x+86-656

2x=656-86

2x=570

X= 570÷2

X=285+86=371

Girls=371

Boys=285

Total =656