Question

Read the following problem carefully and then answer the question asked.

There are 30 students in the school band. There are 10 more girls than boys in the band. How many girls are in the band?

Which of these would be the correct let statement?
(a) Let x = the number of boys. Let x + 10 = the number of girls.
(b) Let x = the number of girls. Let x + 10 = the number of boys.
(c) Let x = the number of boys. Let 10x = the number of girls.

Answer 1

a is right

Answer 2

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