In a grade with 164 students,there were 18 more girls than boys. How many girls were in the grade?

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solaric solaric · Answer 1 · 2021-01-31T02:00:06+01:00

Answer:

91

Step-by-step explanation:

Let us set boys as x. Girls would then be x+18

Girls and Boys together would be x + x+ 18

Therefore,

x+x+18=164

2x+18=164

2x=146

x=73

Since girls are x + 18, they would be 73 + 18, or 91.

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deqdinside deqdinside · Answer 2 · 2021-01-31T02:00:25+01:00

Answer:

There were 91 girls.

Step-by-step explanation:

164 students - 18 students = 146 students

146 students divided by 2 genders = 73 students

73 students + 18 girls = 91

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