Carcass wrote:
A certain town’s economic development council has 21 members. If the number of females on the council is 3 less than 3 times the number of males on the council, then the town’s economic development council has how many male members?
(A) 5
(B) 6
(C) 7
(D) 9
(E) 15
Kudos for the right answer and explanation
Question part of the project GRE Quantitative Reasoning Daily Challenge - (2021) EDITIONGRE - Math BookLet M = the number of males
The number of females on the council is 3 less than 3 times the number of males on the councilSo, 3M - 3 = the number of females
The town’s economic development council has 21 members.So, (# of males) + (# of females) = 21
We get: M + (3M - 3) = 21
Simplify: 4M - 3 = 21
So: 4M = 24
Solve: M = 6
Answer: B
Cheers,
Brent