SOLUTION: French class has a total of 40 students. The number of males is 16 more than the number of females. How many males and how many females are in the class?

Question 846956: French class has a total of 40 students. The number of males is 16 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!
French class has a total of 40 students. The number of males is 16 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+16".
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Equation:
x + (x+16) = 40
2x = 24
x = 12 (# of females)
x+16 = 28 (# of males)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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