Two thirds of the musicians in a 16-piece band are girls. the 16 musicians include 12 brass players. what fraction of the band plays brass instrument?

Answer 1

since 3 does not divide 16, how can 2/3 of the 16 players be girls?

12/16 are brass

Answer 2

Steve,
Thank you. THat is part of the question that is not needed to solve the problem.

Answer 3

I mean the 2/3 of the musicians are girls.

Answer 4

I know. Maybe one of the band members is not a musician, eh? Probably the drummer. :-)

Answer 5

:) lol.

Thanks again