A biology class has a total of 36 students. The number of males is 8 more than the number of females. How many males and how many females are in the class?

Respuesta :

Answer:

26 male, 10 female

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer:

The number of males = 22 and number of females = 14

Step-by-step explanation:

Total number of students = 36

Let us consider number of males is 'x' and number of females is ' y'

Therefore x = y + 8

So, y +8 + y = 36

 2 y +8 = 36

∴ 2 y = 36 - 8

 2 y = 28

 ∴ y =  [tex]\frac{28}{2}[/tex]

     y = 14

so x = 14 + 8

        =  22

x = 22 and y = 14

so the number of males = 22 and number of females = 14