SOLUTION: Please explain the formula for this question: State college has 620 students. There are 20 more women than men. How many women are there?
Algebra.Com
Question 274502: Please explain the formula for this question: State college has 620 students. There are 20 more women than men. How many women are there?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let 
represent the number of women. Then the number of men must be 
. The sum of these two quantities is 620 (unless there is some unspecified third gender included in the total student population), so:
Just solve for
John
RELATED QUESTIONS
State college has 620 students. There are 20 more women than men. How many women are... (answered by Earlsdon,broske)
state college has 620 stundent. there are 20 more women than men . how many women were... (answered by drk)
A state college has 620 students. There are 20 more women than mane. How many women are... (answered by rfer)
Translate each problem into an equation
State College has 620 students.
There are 20... (answered by Fombitz)
Blinn College in Bryan has 620 students. The difference between male students and female... (answered by Coyote 10)
The ratio of men to women at one college is 4 to 5. If there are 1,200 more women than... (answered by TimothyLamb)
Blinn College in Bryan has 620 students. The difference between male students and female... (answered by robertb)
the ratio of men to women at one college is 4 to 5. If there are 1,200 more women than... (answered by ikleyn,greenestamps)
30% of students in a class are men. there are 12 more women than men. How many students... (answered by FrankM)