HELP an orchestra consists of string instruments and wind instruments in ratio of 9 to 4. There are 91 string and wind instruments in the orchestra. How many string instruments are there? How many wind instruments?

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anonymous · Answer

Which instrument do you think will be the most?

ny,ny · Answer

string

ny,ny · Answer

more string instruments than to wind

anonymous · Answer

Great start, but why?

ny,ny · Answer

it says ratio of 9 to 4

anonymous · Answer

So if there was a total of 13 instruments how many of each?

ny,ny · Answer

9 string, 4 wind

anonymous · Answer

What about if the total was 26?

ny,ny · Answer

18 string, 8 wind?

anonymous · Answer

Excellent because 26 was 2 times the ratio total of 13.

Now what will you multiply the ratio total of 13 by to make 91?

ny,ny · Answer

7

anonymous · Answer

Great, now how many of each instrument?

ny,ny · Answer

63 string, 28 wind?

ny,ny · Answer

i need tu write equationss.

anonymous · Answer

Try :   Number of string = 9/13 x 91.

Can you see where each of the numbers came from?

ny,ny · Answer

9 string over 13 (9 + 4) x 91 (whole) = string instruments

ny,ny · Answer

i got to use and define variables.

anonymous · Answer

Sorry, my brains not going that way at the moment.  I don't know what is required.

anonymous · Answer

You've got me there!

ny,ny · Answer

awe D: