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