Two fifths of the instruments in the marching band are

Jameson Powers

Jameson Powers

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2022-02-04

Two fifths of the instruments in the marching band are brass, one third are percussion, and the rest are woodwinds. What fraction of the band is woodwinds?

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vhudzeniy2n

vhudzeniy2n

Beginner2022-02-05Added 16 answers

Step 1
We need a common denominator to equate the 25, and the 13 fractions. Clearly, we could express the fractions as fifteenths.
And thus
25615,
and
13515
The balance are woodwind instruments, i.e.
1615=515=415

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