The high school band has 12 more girls than boys. The band has a total of 106 students. How many boys are in the band?

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anonymous · Answer

2x + 12 = 106

2x = 94

x = 48

anonymous · Answer

my bad 47 lol

anonymous · Answer

:-)

anonymous · Answer

Let x be the number of girls in the band, then the number of boys is x - 12.
As the band has a total of 106 students, we have:
x + (x - 12) = 106
Solving the equation for x, we have
x + x - 12 = 106
2x = 118
x = 59
So there are 59 girls in the band.

106-12=94 

1/2 of 94 is 47 

There 47 boys and 59 girls.