SOLUTION: A Spanish class has a total of 40 students. The number of males is 4 more than the number of females. How many males and how many females are in the class?

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Question 723803: A Spanish class has a total of 40 students. The number of males is 4 more than the number of females. How many males and how many females are in the class?
Answer by fcabanski(1391) About Me  (Show Source):
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f+m=40 so m = 40 - f.


m = f+4 (The number of males is four more than the number of females.)


40-f = f+4 ---> 36 = 2f ---> f = 18.


m = f+ 4 = 18+4 = 22

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