SOLUTION: In a class of 62 students, the number of females is one less than twice the number of males. How many females and how many males are there in the class?

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M+(2M-1)=62
M+2M-1=62
3M=62+1
3M=63
M=63/3
M=21 NUMBER OF MALES.
62-21=41 NUMBER OF FEMALES.