A local newspaper held an open house for students in the town four middle schools to come and see how newspapers are made. There were 126 girls at the open house from central Middle School, 87 girls from East Middle School, 114 girls from West Middle School, and 216 girls from Hillside Middle Schooll. The total number of boys that attended was 26 less than the total number of girls. How many students attended in all?
Add 126, 87, 114, & 216 and you should get 543. Next, subtract 26 to get total number of boys, you should now have 517. Finally, add 543 & 517 to get 1060 (total number of students).
