Problema Solution

In a recent survey,2000 registered voters were asked about their political preferences. The number of males in the survey was 10 less than one-half of the number of females. Find the number of males in the survey.

Answer provided by our tutors

Males: 0.5x -10

Females: x

The equation is

0.5x -10 + x = 2000

x = 1340

So

there are 660 males