SOLUTION: the number of female students in an algebra class is 5 more than twice the number of male students if the class has 35 students how many are females

Question 952959: the number of female students in an algebra class is 5 more than twice the number of male students if the class has 35 students how many are females
Answer by EdenWolf(517) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x = the male students and 2x+5 = the female students. Set up an equation.

Solve for x.

Now plug that into to find the number of female students.

There are 25 female students in the class.
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