SOLUTION: There are 10 less trumpet than saxophone players. The number of saxophone players is 3 times the number of trumpet players. How many trumpet players are there? Can't figure out for

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Question 1050888: There are 10 less trumpet than saxophone players. The number of saxophone players is 3 times the number of trumpet players. How many trumpet players are there? Can't figure out formulas
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let +a+ = number of trumpet players
Let +b+ = number of saxophone players
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(1) +a+=+b+-+10+
(2) +b+=+3a+
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Substitute (2) into (1)
(1) +a+=+3a+-+10+
(1) +2a+=+10+
(1) +a+=+5+
and
(2) +b+=+3%2A5+
(2) +b+=+15+
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There are 5 trumpet players
and 15 saxophone player