Question

The school band is comprised of middle school students and high school students, but it always has the same maximum capacity. Last year the ratio of the number of middle school students to the number of high school students was 1:8. However, this year the ratio of the number of middle school students to the number of high school students changed to 2:7.

If there are 18 middle school students in the band this year, how many fewer high school students are in the band this year compared to last year? Explain.

Answer 1

Answer:

solve this linear equation

Step-by-step explanation:

middle school last year _x

high school last year-8x

middle school this year -18

high school this year-7x

ATQ

1x:8x=18:7x

Answer 2

Answer:

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