There are 33 students in an Algebra I class. There are 7 fewer girls than boys. How many girls are in the class?
Let b be the number of boys and g be the number of girls. We are given 2 equations:
b + (b - 7) = 33
Combine like terms:
2b - 7 = 33
Typing this equation into our search engine, we get b = 20.
Since the problem asks for how many girls (g) we have, we substitute b = 20 into Equation (1):
g = 20 - 7
g = 13
Let b be the number of boys and g be the number of girls. We are given 2 equations:
- g = b - 7
- b + g = 33
b + (b - 7) = 33
Combine like terms:
2b - 7 = 33
Typing this equation into our search engine, we get b = 20.
Since the problem asks for how many girls (g) we have, we substitute b = 20 into Equation (1):
g = 20 - 7
g = 13