SOLUTION: In a music class of 30 students, there are 6 more females than males. How many females are in the class?

Question 624576: In a music class of 30 students, there are 6 more females than males. How many
females are in the class?
Found 2 solutions by solver91311, ewatrrr:
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Let represent the number of females. Then the number of males must be . Since there are 30 students and we are assuming that none of them are of some unknown intermediate gender, which is to say they are all either entirely male or entirely female:

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John

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Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Hi,
In a music class of 30 students,
there are 6 more females than males.
Question states***
males + females
x + (x + 6) = 30
2x + 6 = 30
x = 12, the number of males. there are 18 females
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