A science class has a total of 34 students. The number of females is 6 less than the number of males. How many males and how many females are in the class?

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Robmzd · Answer 1 · 2020-07-16T06:57:47+0000

There are 20 males and 14 females in the class.

To find the number of males and females in the class, let's set up an equation. Let's say the number of males is x.

Since the number of females is 6 less than the number of males, we can represent the number of females as x-6.

The total number of students is 34, so we have the equation x + (x-6) = 34.

Solving this equation, we find that x = 20, which is the number of males, and x-6 = 20-6 = 14, which is the number of females.