A certain college party is attended by both male and female students. The ratio of male to female students is 4 to 5. If 6 of the male students were to leave the party, the ratio would change to 1 to 2. How many total students are at the party?	Answers.
A) 24 B) 28 C) 32 D) 36 E) 40
The ratio is 4:5 = 8:10, so there are 8k males and 10k females.   If 6 males left, the ratio would be 1:2 = 5:10, so there would be 5k males and 10k females.   8k-5k = 6   k = 2   8k + 10k = 16 + 20= 
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36   The answer is 36.
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A certain college party is attended by both male and female students. The ratio of male to female students is 4 to 5. If 6 of the male students were to leave the party, the ratio would change to 1 to 2. How many total students are at the party?