SOLUTION: the number of female students in an algebra class is 5 more than twice the number of male students if the class has 35 students how many are females

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Question 952959: the number of female students in an algebra class is 5 more than twice the number of male students if the class has 35 students how many are females
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Let x = the male students and 2x+5 = the female students. Set up an equation.
x%2B2x%2B5=35
Solve for x.
3x%2B5=35
3x=30
x=10
Now plug that into 2x%2B5 to find the number of female students.
2%2810%29%2B5
20%2B5
25
There are 25 female students in the class.
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