Question

a drama class has a total of 42 students. the number of males is 8 more than the number of females. how many males and how many females are in the class?

Answer 1

17 females and 25 males

Explanation:

Let x be the amount of females, then the amount of males would be...

x+8

We can use this to set up an equation...

females + males = 42

x+x+8=42

2x+8=42

Subtract 8 from both sides

2x=34

Divide both sides by 2

x=17

x+8=25

There are 17 females and 25 males in the class