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Two fifths of the of the instrument in the marching band are brass, one third are percussion, and the rest are woodwinds.

AWhat fraction of the band is woodwinds
BOne half of the woodwinds are clasrinets. What fraction of the band is clarinets?

c one eighth of the brass instruments are tubas, If there are 240 instruments are in the band, how many are tubas?

Please show work.

Verified Answer :

Find a common number 3 and 5 go into, 15 is what I used. 2/5 of 15 equals 6, 1/3 equals 5. 6+5+11. 11/15 are not woodwinds making the answer 4/15.

B Going off the previous fraction, one half of 4/15 is 2/15. 

C. 2/5 of 240 equals 96, 96 divided by 8 equals 12.
 Hope this helps

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