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7 August, 04:47

One-sixth of the girls and two-sevenths of the boys in a school marching band are in the percussion section. The percussion section has 6 girls and 10 boys. How many students are in the marching band?

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  1. 7 August, 07:01
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    Let the total number of girls in the band be y and that of boys x;

    Then;

    1/6y=6

    y=6*6

    y = 36

    There are 36 girls in the school.

    2/7x=10

    2x=10*7

    2x=70

    x=70/2

    x=35

    There are 71 students in the band.
  2. 7 August, 07:03
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    101 students in the band
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