Answer:
There are 10 boys and 6 girls in the class
Step-by-step explanation:
The given parameters are;
The number of boys = The number of girls + 4
The number of students in the class = 16
Let x represent the number of girls in the class and let y represent the number of boys in the class
Therefore;
y = x + 4...(1)
x + y = 16...(2)
Making y the subject of equation (2) gives;
y = 16 - x
Equating the values of y from equation (1) and equation (2) gives;
x + 4 = 16 - x
Which gives;
2·x = 16 - 4 = 12
x = 12/2 = 6
x = 6
The number of girls = x = 6
From equation (1), we have;
y = x + 4 = 6 + 4 = 10
y = 10
The number of boys = y = 10.
