In a certain algebra lecture class, Chris and Pat count the students and compare notes.
"Hmm, 12/17 of my classmates in here are women," notes Pat.
"Funny," recounts Chris, "5/7 of my classmates are women."
They were both right. How many students, men and women, were in the class,
and what were the genders of Chris and Pat?
Solution to the Problem:
The answer is 120 students. Pat is a woman and Chris is a man.
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