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Question 628079: In a class of 74 students, the number of females is one fewer than twice the number of males. How many females and how many males are there in the class Answer by Susmitha(21) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! given total no of students =74
a+b=74
given a is one fewer than twice the no of b
a= 2b-1
2b-1+b=74
3b-1=74
3b=74+1
3b=75
b=75/3
b=25
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a=2b-1
a=(2*25)-1
a=50-1
a=49
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