Question

Multiple choice word problem.

Answer 1

Message me the answer or something please.

Use a system of equations to solve the following problem: Fairview High School has a total of 92 boys and girls who play sports. If the number of boys is 17 more than twice the number of girls, how many boys play sports at this high school?

A. 25

B. 75

C. 67

D. 84

Answer 2

@Viceroy Assume that the number of girls is x then what will be the number of boys in terms of x?

Answer 3

What does that mean?

Answer 4

i mean if the number of girls is "x" then what will be the number of boys??? @Viceroy

Answer 5

The number of girls isn't "x". I'm trying to find the number of boys. Is it necessary to make an equation?

Answer 6

yep it is necessary to make an equation
i diidn't tell u that the number of girls is x i just told u \to assume that itz is x

Answer 7

I legit can't solve this. I'm confused as flutter.

Answer 8

as fu ck.*

Answer 9

dnt get confused i l help u

Answer 10

ans my ques......... this will be the first step towards finding the number of boys

Answer 11

@Viceroy

Answer 12

I'm not sure if you want me to say that girls = x and boys = y. If I figured out the number of girls that wouldn't be the first step, that would answer the entire question.

Answer 13

u havnt gt it yet

Answer 14

u neednt solve it in two variables u can solve it using 1 variable

Answer 15

ok iif the number of girls is x then the number of boys will be 2x+17

Answer 16

@Viceroy have u got it now?

Answer 17

No, I have no idea how to do this.

Answer 18

then follow my idea if the number of girls is x then the number of boys will be 2x+17 as ur question says "the number of boys is 17 more than twice the number of girls @Viceroy

Answer 19

What do I do with 2x+17?

Answer 20

nw the total number of boys and girls is 92
this means \[Boys+Girls=92\]

Answer 21

I know that.

Answer 22

\[Boys=2x+17\]
\[Girls =x\]

Answer 23

@Viceroy

Answer 24

Boys+Girls=92
=>2x+17+x=92

Answer 25

29 boys and 63 girls?

Answer 26

No, that's not one of the choices.

Answer 27

After solving the equation x=??????????

Answer 28

@Viceroy

Answer 29

What?

Answer 30

x=????

Answer 31

=>2x+17+x=92 x=?????? @Viceroy

Answer 32

I'm not sure.

Answer 33

\[2x+17+x=92\]\[=>3x+17=92\]\[=>3x=92-17\]\[=>3x=75\]\[=>x=\frac{75}{3}\]\[=>x=??????\]

Answer 34

@Viceroy

Answer 35

x will be the number of girls x=???? @Viceroy after finding x and u can find the number of boys