Question

Brainiest to the one who answers in the most detail. At a party of 24 people the ratio of males to females was 7:1. How many were males and how many were females? Males____ females____!

Answer 1

Let the no. of males and females be,

7x and 1x

Now,

7x + 1x = 24

8x = 24

x = 3

Substituting value of x,

7x = 7(3) = 21

1x = 1(3) = 3

•°• No. of males was 21 and females was 3