A special olympics event has 12 more boys than girls competing the total number of participants is 1000 how many boys conpeted and how many girls competed
Mathematics · High School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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Let the number of girls be x
Then, number of boys be x+12
Total number of participants = 1000
x + x +12 = 1000
2x + 12 = 1000
2x = 1000 - 12
2x = 988
Dividing both sides by 2, we get
2x/2 = 988/2
x = 494
Number of boys = 494 + 12 = 506
Thus, number of girls and boys in the event are 494 and 506 respectively.