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the number of girls at sky high school is 60 greater than the number of boys. if there are 1250 students all together,how many girls are there?
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Let
x = the number of girls
y = the number of boys
The number of girls at sky high school is 60 greater than the number of boys:
x = y + 60
There are 1250 students all together:
x + y = 1250
We have the following system of equations:
x = y + 60
x + y = 1250
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x = 655 girls
y = 595 boys
There are 655 girls.