In a class of 50 students the number of females is 2 more that 5 times the male number .How many males and females are there in the class	Answers
A) 42, 8
B) 50,8
C) 8,42
D) 8,50
E) 40,10
Let the females be x and males be y   x+y=50--1   x=5y+2---2 This can be written as x-5y=2---3   solving 1 and 3 we get y=8   substituting y=8 in (1) we get x=42   Correct ans is 42, 8
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In a class of 50 students the number of females is 2 more that 5 times the male number .How many males and females are there in the class