Question

A geometry class has a total of 27 students. The number of females is 13 less than the number of males. How many males and how many females are in the class?

Answer 1

Answer:

20 males, 7 females

Step-by-step explanation:

x=males

x-13=females

x+x-13=27

2x-13=27

2x=40

x=20

20-13=7