Aspanish class has 28 a total of students. the number of females is 4 less than the number of males. how many males and how many females are in the class?

Use the following equations to find the amount of males and females in the class:





x represents the males in the class, and y represents the females in the class.

Because x = y + 4, we can substitute x in the first equation:




Combine like terms.



Subtract 4 from both sides.



Divide both sides by 2 to get y by itself.



Because we know what y is, we can plug in its value into the first equation:



Subtract 12 from both sides to get x by itself.



There are 16 males and 12 females in the class.