Question

One-sixth of the girls and two-sevenths of the boys in a school marching band are in the percussion section. The percussion section has 6 girls and 10 boys. How many students are in the marching band?

Answer 1

101 students in the band

Answer 2

Let the total number of girls in the band be y and that of boys x;
Then;
1/6y=6
y=6*6
y= 36
There are 36 girls in the school.

2/7x=10
2x=10*7
2x=70
x=70/2
x=35
There are 71 students in the band.