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Algebra Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

There are 39 boys and 23 girls in a dance group. Every week, 6 boys and 8 girls join the group and no one leaves the group. What is the total number of people in the dance group in the week when the number of boys is equal to the number of girls?

(A) $144$ (B) $154$ (C) $164$ (D) $174$ (E) $184$

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