Question

The number of women in a class is 3 less than six times the number of men.

Let w represent the number of women and m represent the number of men.

An equation relating the number of women w and the number of men m is
w = 6m - 3

Solving the equation for the number of men gives m =
1/6 w + 1/2

Suppose the class has 33 women.
Then class has ___men.

Answer 1

6 men

Explanation:

To find the number of men in the class when there are 33 women, you can use the equation you provided:

w = 6m - 3

Now, plug in the value of w (which is 33 women):

33 = 6m - 3

Add 3 to both sides of the equation:

6m = 33 + 3

6m = 36

Now, solve for m by dividing both sides by 6:

m = 36 / 6

m = 6

So, if the class has 33 women, it has 6 men.