3/5 of the students are in the band. 3/16 play the trumpet. how many students in the band play the trumpet

Answer 1

3/5 of student body is in the band = y = 3/5*x, where x is the total student body

3/16 of the band play trumpet, z=3/16*(3/5*x)number of trumpet players

so, given the above, z=9/80*x represents the number of trumpet player. Hence, 11.25 percent of the student body plays trumpet.

However, the wording is vague. If 3/16 of the total student body plays trumpet, then that would represent 3/16x = 18.75 percent of the total student body (playing trumpet).

The wording needs to be buttoned-down.

Answer 2

3/5-3/16=48/80-15/80=33/80