The drama club has 41 members. There are 9 more girls than boys. How many girls are in the club?
b + b + 9 = 41
2b = 32
b = 16
There are 16 boys. How many girls are there?
To find out how many girls are in the club, we need to set up an equation based on the information given.
Let's say the number of girls is represented by G, and the number of boys is represented by B.
We know that the total number of members in the club is 41, so we can write the equation:
G + B = 41
We also know that there are 9 more girls than boys, which can be expressed as:
G = B + 9
Now we can substitute the second equation into the first equation to solve for G:
(B + 9) + B = 41
2B + 9 = 41
2B = 41 - 9
2B = 32
B = 32/2
B = 16
So, there are 16 boys in the club.
Now we can substitute the value of B back into the second equation to find the number of girls:
G = 16 + 9
G = 25
Therefore, there are 25 girls in the club.