A problem states: "There are 7 more girls than boys in a club. There are 23 members in the club in all. How many girls are there

Question

2 years ago

7

in the club?"
Let g represent the number of girls.

Which expression represents the number of boys?

g−7

g + 7

7−g

g⋅7

x=−4

x=−3

x=−2

x=−1

2 answers:

dlinn [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-02T14:42:40+03:00

dlinn [17]2 years ago

3 0

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Number of boys = g - 7.

g - 7 + g = 23

2g = 30

g = 15.

The are 15 girls in the class.

Agata [3.3K] · Answer 2 · 2022-06-02T16:36:16+03:00

Answer: g-7

Step-by-step explanation:

g = number of girls in the club

b = number of boys in the club.

There are 7 more girls than boys in the club, therefore

g = b + 7

Subtract 7 from each side.

g - 7 = b + 7 - 7

g - 7 = b

That is,

b = g - 7

Answer: g - 7