Question

Question #a9c8c

Answer 1

`354` males and `431` females.

Explanation:

Let's assume the number of male students is `x`. Therefore if there are `77` more females than males, the number of females is `x + 77`.

The total number of students is number of male `+` number of female students.

Therefore, the total number of students is

`x + x + 77 = 785`

So

`2x + 77 = 785`

Subtracting `77` from both sides gives us

`2x = 708`

Dividing both sides by `2` gives us the value of `x`, which is `354`.

Therefore, there are `354` males and `431` `(354 + 77)` females.