SOLUTION: In a music class of 30 students, there are 6 more females than males. How many females are in the class?

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Question 624576: In a music class of 30 students, there are 6 more females than males. How many
females are in the class?
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Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let represent the number of females. Then the number of males must be . Since there are 30 students and we are assuming that none of them are of some unknown intermediate gender, which is to say they are all either entirely male or entirely female:



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Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

In a music class of 30 students, 

there are 6 more females than highlight%28x%29males.

 Question states***

 males   +   females

  x     +  (x + 6) = 30

        2x + 6 = 30

          x = 12, the number of males.  there are 18 females