Problema Solution
There are 26 students in Ms. Boulter's class. The number of boys is equal to seven fewer than twice the number of girls. How many boys and girls are in the class?
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Let
x = the number of boys
y = the number of girls
x + y = 26
x = 2y - 7
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x = 15 boys
y = 11 girls
There are 15 boys and 11 girls in the class.