A drama class has a total of 40 students. The number of males is 6 more than the number of females. How many males and how many

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females are in the class?

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Lady_Fox [76] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-09T19:47:07+03:00

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Answer:

Females = 17 and males = 23

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that,

Total no of students in the class = 40

Let no. of females = x

No. of males = 6+x

ATQ,

Total students = males + females

40 = x+6+x

40-6 = 2x

34 = 2x

x = 17

Hence, there are 17 females and (6+17= 23) males.