there are twice as many boys in classas there are girls.are there more girls or boys in class?
there are 12 boys in class. how many girls are there?
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well, is 2 times a number more than 1 times the number?
but 2 times the number of boys or girls?
it says, the boys are twice as many as the girls. Read the problem carefully.
the answer is 24 obvs