A survey of 950 college students found that 85% of the men and 90% of the women identified math as t

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    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
    1. m + w = 950
    2. 0.85m + 0.90w = 834

    Using our simultaneous equations calculator, we get:
    • m = 420
    • w = 530
     

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