SOLUTION: The Northport High School French Club has twice as many female members as male members. One day, the percentage of female members attending a meeting of the club was twice the perc

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Question 883429: The Northport High School French Club has twice as many female members as male members. One day, the percentage of female members attending a meeting of the club was twice the percentange of male members. What percent of those attending were males?
I know the answer is (20%) But how do you get that?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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In terms of percentage,
M%2BF=100
But you know that,
F=2M
Substituting,
M%2B2M=100
3M=100
M=100%2F3=33.3
Then
F=2%2833.3%29=66.7
The percentage of males attending the meeting was 33%.