Three-fourths of Mrs. Hoffman's fifth-grade students are boys. To make the number of boys and girls equal, 8 boys go to the other fifth grade class and 8 girls come from that class into Mrs. Hoffman's class. Now one-half of her students are boys. How many students are in Mrs. Hoffman's class?

Three-fourths of Mrs. Hoffman's fifth-grade students are boys. To make the number of boys and girls equal, 8 boys go to the other fifth grade class and 8 girls come from that class into Mrs. Hoffman's class. Now one-half of her students are boys. How many students are in Mrs. Hoffman's class?

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Three-fourths of Mrs. Hoffman's fifth-grade students are boys. To make the number of boys and
girls equal, 8 boys go to the other fifth grade class and 8 girls come from that class into Mrs.
Hoffman's class. Now one-half of her students are boys.
How many students are in Mrs. Hoffman's class?

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