Answer:
10boys, 17 girls
Step-by-step explanation:
10+17=27,
17-10=7
Answer: there are 17 girls in the class
Step-by-step explanation:
let the number of boys be x
and the number of girls be re[presented as 7+x
Since there are a class of 27 containing the sum of the boys and girls, we have our equation as
boys +girls =27
x+ 7+x=27
7+2x =27
2x=27-7
2x=20
x=20/2=10
Boys =x=10
girls= 7+x=7+10=17
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