SOLUTION: There are 155 people in a hall. If there are 25 more male than female, what fraction of the people are female?

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Question 1075893: There are 155 people in a hall. If there are 25 more male than female, what fraction of the people are female?
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let f be females. Then males are f+25. So:
f+f+25=155
2f=130
f=65
65/155, or 13/31 of the people in the hall are female. ☺☺☺☺