Question

Total number of students in a school is 656 the number of girls is 86 more than the number of boys (take the number of boys as x)

Answer 1

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Let the number of boys be x

the number of girls will be x+86

Total number of students in a school=656

According to the question

x+x+86=656

2x=656-86

2x=570

x=570/2

x=285

The number of boys=285

The number of girls=285+86=371

Answer 2

steps:

As per the question

a) total number of students =656

b) no of girls=86+x

c) no of boys = x

explanation:

we know that

boys +girls =total

now let's substitute:

boys +girls

x+86+x

FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING

86+x+x=656

86+2x(x+x=2x) =656

we have to bring the "86" to the other side

2x=656-86

2x=570

x=570/2

x=285

HOPE YOU UNDERSTOOD ALL THE STEPS