1. There are 50 contestants signed up for a TV show. There are 36 more female contestants than male contestants. How many female

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contestants have signed up to compete? Show your solution and explain how you plan to explain this to your students.

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Novosadov [1.4K] · Answer 1 · 2023-03-23T01:09:52+03:00

The number of female contestants who signed up to compete is; 43.

<h3>What is the number of female contestants?</h3>

Let number of females = x

Let number of males = y.

Hence, it follows from the task content that;

x+y = 50

x-y = 36.

Hence, by adding both equations together in a bid to determine the number of females; we have;

2x = 86

x = 43.