document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1033638>Question 1033638</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A drama class has a total of <BR>\n" );
document.write( "38<BR>\n" );
document.write( " students. The number of males is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "6<BR>\n" );
document.write( " more than the number of females. How many males and how many females are in the class? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #648300 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=648300\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let's call their numbers, m and f.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then we write<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m + f = 38 and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = f + 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now substitute the second one into the first one and get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f+6 + f = 38<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2f + 6 = 38<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2f = 32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f = 16 females which means there are<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 16 + 6 = 22 males </SPAN>\n" );
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