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In reply to goodAg80 • 1:25a, 4/3/20

Sine poena nulla lex.

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In reply to This Dude Abides • 1:33p, 4/3/20

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This Dude Abides said:
How many boys & girls are in the class?

key words

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In reply to goodAg80 • 1:54p, 4/3/20

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goodAg80 said:
meatsweats said:
How big are the girls cans?

A girl with 3 cans. The math checks out.

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In reply to fta09 • 2:31p, 4/3/20

fta09 said:
goodAg80 said:
meatsweats said:
How big are the girls cans?
A girl with 3 cans. The math checks out.

This is why I come to TexAgs for math help!

Yeah, well, you know, that's just like your opinion man!

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In reply to MonkeyKnifeFighter • 2:35p, 4/3/20

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MonkeyKnifeFighter said:
You asked how many boys & girls.

As long as the average donation rate is 3 for both genders, the proper mathematical answer is the subset of all positive integer couples that sum to be 25.

1 and 24 works.
10 and 15 works.
12 and 13 works.
20 and 5 works.

11 and 14.

9 and 16,

3 and 22.

you sir, are correct...

When I got math problems similar to OP's, my answer was always two words. Who Cares?

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In reply to This Dude Abides • 3:13p, 4/3/20

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This Dude Abides said:
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"There are a total 25 students in the class. On average, each boy and each girl brought in 3 cans a piece. If the class brought in a total of 75 cans of food, how many boys and how many girls are in the class?"

Correct answer is 10 boys and 15 girls. The girls brought 5 cans each and the boys none. Have to factor in who'll actually bring cans for the food drive.

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