SOLUTION: A drama class has a total of 38 students. The number of males is 6 more than the number of females. How many males and how many females are in the class?

Question 1033638: A drama class has a total of
38
students. The number of males is
6
more than the number of females. How many males and how many females are in the class?
Found 2 solutions by fractalier, Alan3354:
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let's call their numbers, m and f.
Then we write
m + f = 38 and
m = f + 6
Now substitute the second one into the first one and get
f+6 + f = 38
2f + 6 = 38
2f = 32
f = 16 females which means there are
m = 16 + 6 = 22 males
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
M + F = 38
M - F = 6
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