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In a high school orchestra, the ratio of cellos to violins is 1 to 3. There are 21 violins. Write and solve a proportion that gives the numb
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In a high school orchestra, the ratio of cellos to violins is 1 to 3. There are 21 violins. Write and solve a proportion that gives the number c of cellos in the orchestra.
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Answer:Number of cellos =7
Step-by-step explanation:
The ratio of cellos to violins is 1 to 3=1:3
Total ratio = 1+3=4
To find the total number of cellos and violins in the orchestrs,
Ratio of violins/ Total ratio x Total number of cellos and violins = Number of violins
3/4 x X= 21
X=21 x 4 / 3
X =7x 4 28.
Number of cellos =Ratio of cellos / Total ratio x Total number of cellos and violins
=1/4 x28
=7 cellos