Answer to Question #89335 in Algebra for kate

Question #89335
A sample of people consists of twice as many females as males. If there are a total of 261 people in the
sample, how many are male?
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Expert's answer
2019-05-08T07:53:55-0400

Let x be the number of males. Then 2x is the number of females. Solve the equation:

"3x=261"

"x=87"

Answer: 87 males.


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