SOLUTION: A math class has a total of 29 students. The number of males is 15 more than the number of females. How many males and how many females are in the class?

Question 723302: A math class has a total of 29 students. The number of males is 15 more than the number of females. How many males and how many females are in the class?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A math class has a total of 29 students. The number of males is 15 more than the number of females. How many males and how many females are in the class?
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Let # of females be "x".
Then # of males is "x+15"
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Equation:
x + x+15 = 29
2x = 14
x = 7 (# of females)
x+15 = 22 (# of males)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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