Girls outnumber boys by 5 Say boys = b girls = b + 5 The equation b+(b+5)=35 this can be simplified to 2b+5=35 then to 2b=30 b would be 15 so there’s 15 boys and 20 girls
The election question would be the same Losing is = L Winner is = L+2700 So L+(L+2700)=13300 2L+2700=13300 2L=10600 L=5300 The loser had 5300 votes The winner has 8000 votes