Question

A geometry class has a total of 43 students. The number of females is 11 less than the number of males. How many males and how many females are in the class

Answer 1

females- 16

males-27

Explanation:

I used algebra.

x-males

x-11-females

x+x-11=43

2x-11=43

2x=54

x=27

this is the number of males

27-11=16

this is the number of females.

justification

27+16=43