Answer:
48 people is the right answer.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the number of male and female be 3x and 5x
There are twelve more females than males
According to the above problem,
[tex]5x - 3x=12\\ 2x = 12\\ x = \frac{12}{2} \\ \boxed{x = 6}[/tex]
Therefore, the numbers of male is
[tex]3x = 3 \times 6 = 18[/tex]
and number of female is
[tex]5x = 5 \times 6 = 30[/tex]
Hence, total number of people are
[tex](30 + 18) = 48[/tex]
There are 48 people in the party.
