There are 29 males and 12 females in science class
Given that a science class is a total of 41 students
Also given that number of males is 17 more than the number of female
So, number of males = 17 + number of female --- eqn 1
To find : number of males and number of females in class
Total number of students in class = number of males + number of females
41 = number of males + number of females
Substituting eqn 1 in above equation
41 = 17 + number of female + number of females
41 = 17 + 2( number of females)
2( number of females) = 24
number of females = [tex]\frac{24}{2} = 12[/tex]
Thus from eqn 1 we get,
number of males = 17 + number of female = 17 + 12
number of males = 29
Thus there are 29 males and 12 females in science class
