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The ratio of male to females is 2:5. There are 12 more females than males. How many males are there.

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5 males

wrong!
your answer's ratio would be 5 : 17 which is not 2:5

number of males --- 2x
number of females --- 5x

5x - 2x = 12
3x = 12
etc ....

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