Question

A drama class has a total of 40 students. The number of males is 6 more than the number of females. How many males and how many females are in the class?

Answer 1

Females = 17 and males = 23

Explanation:

Given that,

Total no of students in the class = 40

Let no. of females = x

No. of males = 6+x

ATQ,

Total students = males + females

40 = x+6+x

40-6 = 2x

34 = 2x

x = 17

Hence, there are 17 females and (6+17= 23) males.