Question

The book club has 66 members. There are 32 more boys than girls. How many boys are in the book club?

Answer 1

B = # of boys
G = # of girls

B+G=66
G=32+B

Therefore:

B+(32+B)=66
32+2B=66
2B=34
B=17

So there are 17 boys in the book club (along with 49 girls)