Question

In the marching band at Hometown High, there are 77 woodwinds and 88 brass. If there is an equal number of woodwind and brass musicians in each row, what is the greatest number of rows in a performance? A) 9 rows B) 11 rows C) 13 rows D) 15 rows

Answer 1

The answer is B)11 rows. If there are an equal amount of woodwind and brass musicians in each row then there would be 7 woodwinds in every single row and 8 brass musicians in every row equaling 15 musicians for 11 rows making every row the exact same as the one before.