The class is made up of male and female students.
"A drama class has a total of 26 students"
f + m = 26
"The number of females is 16 less than the number of males"
f = m - 16
Substitute the second equation into the first.
m - 16 + m = 26
- combine like terms -
2m - 16 = 26
- add 16 to both sides -
2m = 42
- divide by 2 -
m = 21
Now substitute that answer into either equation
f + 21 = 26
- subtract both sides by 21 -
f = 5
Remember that whatever you do to one side, you have to do to the other
Answer:
20%
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
no it is not
Step-by-step explanation:
Number of cards of John: J
Number of cards of Alan: A
<span>John and Alan have a collection of x baseball cards:
J+A=x (1)
</span>John has x/4 cards:
J=x/4
<span>What fraction of the cards does Alan have?
</span>
Replacing J by x/4 in the equation (1)
(1) J+A=x
x/4+A=x
Solving for A:
x/4+A-x/4=x-x/4
A=4x/4-x/4
A=(4x-x)/4
A=3x/4
Answer: Alan has 3/4 of the cards
