document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1134189>Question 1134189</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A Spanish class has a total of <BR>\n" );
document.write( "27<BR>\n" );
document.write( " students. The number of females is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "17<BR>\n" );
document.write( " less than the number of males. 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 #751477 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=751477\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> males are x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "females are x-17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "they add to 27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-17=27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=22 males<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-17=5 females  </SPAN>\n" );
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