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AlgebraLinear Equations
If there are 27 students in a class and the number of girls is 7 more than the number of boys, how many total girls are in the class?
- A.$14$
- B.$17$Correct answer
- C.$20$
- D.$10$
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Practice these MCQs in the appQuick fact: Let the number of boys be $x$, then girls $= x + 7$, and $x + (x + 7) = 27$ gives $x = 10$, so girls $=$ $17$.