There are 8 more girls in the math club. The club has a total of 44. How many are girls and how many are boys?

Answer 1

Let x = the number of boys

x + x + 8 = 44

2x + 8 - 8 = 44 - 8
2x = 36
x = 36/2
x = 18

Answer 2

There are eight more girls than boys in the high school math club. The club has a total of 44
members. How many boys and how many girls are in the club?

Answer 3

the football team in the school has 33 players, where for every 6 defenders there are 5 strikers. How many strikers does the football team have?