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The ratio of violinists to cellists in the school orchestra must always be 7:3. If the school orchestra has 21 violinists, what is the combined number of cellists and violinists?

Sagot :

Given:

Violinists : Cellists = 7:3.

Number of violinists in the school orchestra = 21

To find:

The combined number of cellists and violinists.

Solution:

Let the number of violinists and cellists in the school orchestra are 7x and 3x respectively.

Then, combined number of cellists and violinists is

[tex]\text{Combined number of cellists and violinists}=7x+3x[/tex]

[tex]\text{Combined number of cellists and violinists}=10x[/tex]      ...(i)

Number of violinists in the school orchestra = 21

[tex]7x=21[/tex]

Divide both sides by 7.

[tex]x=3[/tex]

Now, the combined number of cellists and violinists is

[tex]\text{Combined number of cellists and violinists}=10(3)[/tex]    [Using (i)]

[tex]\text{Combined number of cellists and violinists}=30[/tex]

Therefore, the combined number of cellists and violinists is 30.

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