SOLUTION: There are 6 males for every female member at a boxing club. If the club has 84 members in total, how many female members has it?

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Question 1100629: There are 6 males for every female member at a boxing club. If the club has 84 members in total, how many female members has it?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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So for every seven members, one is a female.
84%2F7=12
There are 12 pairs of seven members, so there are 12 females.