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A high school marching band has 55 male members. It is determined that fiveeighths of the band members are male.
a. What equation represents the total number of members in the band?
b. How many members are in the band?
a.
To find: We are asked to find the equation to find total members.
Answer to Problem 7STP
Explanation of Solution
Given information:There are 55 male members. The 5/8th of the members are male.
It is given 5/8th of the total members are males. And there are 55 males.
Let’s assign the total members in the band as ‘ x’
So, we can set up equation as
b.
To find: The total members by solving the equation.
Answer to Problem 7STP
88 members.
Explanation of Solution
Given:
We can solve it for x.
Multiply both sides by 8/5
So,
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