PLEASE HURRY: A biology class has a total of 31 students. The number of females is 17 less than the number of males. How many ma

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les and how many females are in the class?

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Soloha48 [4] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-19T05:01:26+03:00

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Answer:

7 females, 24 males

Step-by-step explanation:

I solved it by using this equation:

2x + 17 = 31

then, i subtracted 17 on both sides:

2x=14

then divide by 2 on both sides:

x=7

then I added 7 to 17 to find the number of males:

7+17= 24