A biology class has a total of 27 students. The number of males is 17 more than the number of females. How many males and how ma

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vova2212 [387]

4 years ago

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A biology class has a total of 27 students. The number of males is 17 more than the number of females. How many males and how ma

ny females are in the class?

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2 answers:

Naddik [55] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-13T06:10:45+03:00

Naddik [55]4 years ago

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10 females are in the classroom

lubasha [3.4K] · Answer 2 · 2022-01-13T08:15:19+03:00

lubasha [3.4K]4 years ago

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Let the number of males in the class = x
Number of females in the class= x-17

x+x-17=27
2x=44
x=22
x-17=5
There are 22 males and 5 females.

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