Question

There are 168 members in an orchestra, and
3
8
of them play the violin. If each non-violin
member practices 40 hours each week, how many hours do all of the violinists practice if
they only practice
2
5
of the amount of time?
(3 points)Step 1: Determine how members play the violin.
violinists
Step 2: Determine how much time each violinist spends practicing each week.
hours
A)
There are 168 members in an orchestra, and
3
8
of them play the violin. If each non-violin
member practices 40 hours each week, how many hours do all of the violinists practice if
they only practice
2
5
of the amount of time?
(3 points)
Step 3: Use the answers from steps 1 & 2 to determine the total time spent practicing
by all violinists.
hours

Answer 1

Step 1: Number of violinists = (3/8) × 168 = 3 × 21 = 63 violinists.

Step 2: Each violinist practices (2/5) of 40 hours = (2/5) × 40 = 16 hours.

Step 3: Total violinist practice time = 63 × 16 = 1008 hours.