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there are 10 less trumpet players than saxophone players. The number if saxophone players is 3 times the number of trumpet players. How many trumpet players are there

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  • 07-02-2019

Answer: There are 5 trumpet players and 15 saxophone player


Step-by-step explanation: Let a be the number of trumpet players

Let b be the number of saxophone players

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(1) a = b-10

(2) b =3a

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Substitute  

(2) into (1)

(1) a =3a-10

(1) 2a =10  

(1) a = 5and

(2) b = 3(5)(2)  

b =  15

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There are 5 trumpet players and 15 saxophone player


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