A survey of 950 college students found that 85% of the men and 90% of the women identified math as their favorite subject. If altogether 834 students reported math to be their favorite subject how many men and women participated in the survey
Let m be the number of men and w be the number of women. We are given 2 equations
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Let m be the number of men and w be the number of women. We are given 2 equations
- m + w = 950
- 0.85m + 0.90w = 834
Using our simultaneous equations calculator, we get:
- m = 420
- w = 530