Question

There are twice as many girls as boys in the school chorus. There are eight fewer boys than girls in the chorus. How do you write a system of equations to represent this situation and solve?

Answer 1

Answer:

let girls _x

let boys _y

according to the question

2x=y-8

Answer 2

2x=y

y=X+8

=> 2x=X+8

2x-x=8

X=8

y=X+8

y=8+8

y=16