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A biology class has a total of 27 students. The number of males is 17 more than the number of females. How many males and how many females are in the class?

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grayjasmine46
grayjasmine46 grayjasmine46
  • 03-12-2017
10 females are in the classroom
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hadesonearth200 hadesonearth200
  • 03-12-2017
Let the number of males in the class = x
Number of females in the class= x-17

x+x-17=27
2x=44
x=22
x-17=5
There are 22 males and 5 females.

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