Question

A spanish class has a total of 33 students. The number of males is 17 more than the number of females. How many males and how many females are in the class?

Answer 1

Answer:

25 males and 8 females.

Step-by-step explanation:

If x is the number of males and y = number of females we have the system:

x + y = 33

x - y = 17   Adding:

2x = 50

x = 25

so  y = 33 - 25 = 8.