A school band has a brass section of trumpet, trombone, and tuba players. There are twice as many trombones as tubas, and half as many trombones as trumpets. If there are two tubas in the band, what is the total number of players in the brass section?

A. 8 players

B. 10 players

C. 12 players

D. 14 players

Question

A school band has a brass section of trumpet, trombone, and tuba players. There are twice as many trombones as tubas, and half as many trombones as trumpets. If there are two tubas in the band, what is the total number of players in the brass section?

A. 8 players	

B. 10 players	

C. 12 players	

D. 14 players

anonymous · Answer

I believe the answer is A. But I wasn't sure

anonymous · Answer

I think A is correct.  You should use variables.

anonymous · Answer

I did and I got A. But word problems are hard for me because I have dyslexia