Question

A science class has a total of 47 students. The number of males is 11 more than the number of females. How many males and how many females are in the

class?
Number of males:
Number of females:

Answer 1

number of males: 29

Number of females: 18

Explanation:

X=number of females

X+11=number of males

X+X+11=47

2X+11=47

2X=47-11

2X=36

X=36/2

X=18

So number of females = 18

X+11=18+11=29

So number of males = 29