Question

In an orchestra, there are 48 woodwind players to 60 players. What is the ratio of woodwinds to brass as a fraction in simplest form?

Answer 1

Ratio in simplest fraction form

`("woodwind")/("brass")-= 4/1 = 4`

Explanation:

The count of brass players is not given but can be derived

Count of all players `->60`
Count of woodwind`->ul(48) " "larr" subtract"`
`" "12`

`("woodwind")/("brass")=48/12 -=(48-:12)/(12-:12)= 4/1`