Question

1/5 of the musicians in a band play percussion instruments. Of the remaining half play string instruments and the remaining 8 musicians play wind instruments. How many musicians does the orchestra have?

Answer 1

Answer:

The orchestra has 20 musicians.

Step-by-step explanation:

1/5 = Percussion instruments

Remaining = 4/5

half of the Remaining = 4/5 × 1/2 = 2/5 play string instruments.

other half that remains is 2/5 which is 8

Therefore,

2/5 = 8

1/5 = 4

5/5 = 5×4 = 20