SOLUTION: How do you solve this equation 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?

SOLUTION: How do you solve this equation 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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Question 261433: How do you solve this equation 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 checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
LET M BE THE NUMBER OF MEN.
W=M+6
M+W=30
M+(M+6)=30
M+M+6=30
2M=30-6
2M=24
M=24/2
M=12 NUMBER OF MEN.
PROOF:
12+12+6=30
30=30

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