SOLUTION: There were 6 more women on a committee than men. If the committee was made up of 30 people, how many men were on the committee?

Question 241645: There were 6 more women on a committee than men. If the committee was made up of 30 people, how many men were on the committee?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There were 6 more women on a committee than men. If the committee was made up of 30 people, how many men were on the committee?
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Let # of men be "x"
Then # of women is "x+6"
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Equation:
x + x+6 = 30
2x = 24
x = 12 (# OF MEN)
x + 6 = 18 (# of Women)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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