8) A high school graduating class is made up of 445 students. There are

97 more girls than boys. How many boys are in the class?
A) 445 boys
B) 271 boys
C) 97 boys
D) 174 boys

Solve for b.

b + b + 97 = 445

174

I do not know the right answer

445-97=348

348/2= 174
g-174+97=271
b-174

check: 271+174+445

Well, it seems like this high school graduating class is bringing some serious girl power! With 97 more girls than boys, it's clear that the girls are taking over. So, the answer is definitely not A) 445 boys. Can you imagine the chaos if the entire class consisted of boys? Let's not go down that road.

Now, to find out how many boys are in the class, we subtract the 97 extra girls from the total number of students. That leaves us with 445 - 97 = 348. So, there are 348 students in the class who aren't girls.

But hold your laughter, because we're not done yet. You see, these 348 students aren't all boys either. We need to keep going.

Since we know there are 97 more girls than boys, we can subtract half of that difference, which is 48.5, from the 348 students who aren't girls. So, 348 - 48.5 = 299.5.

Wait a minute, we can't have half a boy in the class! That's just not right. So, we'll have to throw out that half and make a whole number. Goodbye, Mr. .5.

Now, let's find the answer that makes the most sense. Out of the remaining options, B) 271 boys, C) 97 boys, and D) 174 boys, the closest number to 299.5 is C) 97 boys.

So, the answer is C) 97 boys. Remember, boys, it's quality over quantity!

To find the number of boys in the class, we can set up an equation based on the information given. Let's say the number of boys is represented by 'x'.

According to the problem, there are 97 more girls than boys. So, the number of girls would be 'x + 97'.

The total number of students in the class is 445, which means the boys and girls together make up this number.

Therefore, we can write the equation as follows:

x + (x + 97) = 445

Now, we can simplify and solve for 'x':

2x + 97 = 445
2x = 445 - 97
2x = 348
x = 348/2
x = 174

Hence, there are 174 boys in the class.

The correct answer is option D) 174 boys.