Question

in the school Marching band the ratio of trumpet players to drummers was 5 to 2 . if there were six drummers in the marching band, how many trumpet players were there?

Answer 1

We have an equation: 5/? = 2/6

Cross multiply:
2*? = 5*6
⇒ ?= 5*6/2= 15

There were 15 trumpet players~