Answer:
40 students
Explanation:
Let
Total students in Sara's class = x
Number of males = 3/5x
Number of females = Total students - male students
= x - 3/5x
= 5x-3x/5
= 2/5x
Number of females = 2/5x
There are 8 more males in Sara's class than females.
Therefore,
Males = 2/5x + 8
Total number of students = number of males + number of females
x = 2/5x + 8 + 2/5x
x = 2x+2x/5 + 8
x = 4/5x + 8
x - 4/5x = 8
5x-4x/5 = 8
1/5x = 8
Divide both sides by 1/5
x = 8 ÷ 1/5
= 8 × 5/1
x = 40
Therefore, there are 40 students in Sara's class
Check
Males = 3/5x
= 3/5×40
= 3×8
= 24
Females = 2/3x
= 2/5 × 40
= 2 × 8
= 16
Therefore, there are 8 more males than females