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PreciousJones Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Even number

It doesn't look like there's an even number of males and females. Or

It doesn't look like there's an even number of male and female.

Which is the correct usage or are both useable and interchangeable?

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Hi, Only 'male s and female s ' sounds correct to me. I would also say 'even number s '. The idea is that there is one number of males and another number of females, and these two numbers are even.

— Clive

  • Hi, Only 'male s and female s ' sounds correct to me.
  • I would also say 'even number s '.
  • The idea is that there is one number of males and another number of females, and these two numbers are even.
  • Clive
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Hi,

Only 'males and females' sounds correct to me.

I would also say 'even numbers'. The idea is that there is one number of males and another number of females, and these two numbers are even.

Clive
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