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A spanish class has a total of 46 students. the number of males is 16 more than the number of females. how many males and how many females are in the class?

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f = number of femalesm=12+ff+m = 40 Now substitutef + 12+f = 40 add like terms2f +12 =40 Now solve the equation for f.  Remember:  you can check your answer because the total males and females will add up to 40
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