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

Respuesta :

Subtract 1000 by 12. Divide that answer by 2. Add 12 to that answer.

Equations:
1000 -12= 988     988÷2=494      494+12=506

506 boys and 494 girls competed at the special olympics event.