12x - 4x = 8 + 3 - 3
8x = 8
X = 1
Y - 2x = 8 . . . . (1)
16 + 4x = 2y . . (2)
From (1), y = 2x + 8 . . . (3)
Putting (3) into (2) gives
16 + 4x = 2(2x + 8) = 4x + 16
0 = 0
Therefore, there are infinite number of solutions.
Answer: I believe the answer is minimum
If you know that there are 21 members and 13 are females, if you subtract 13 from 21, you will get 8. There are 8 females in the gardening club.
Now you have to figure out the ratio to females to all club members. You already know that there are 8 females and 21 club members. The ratio would be 8:21.
I hope you found this helpful :)
