SOLUTION: The ratio of females to males in a school band is 7 to 4 If three femails and twelve males are absent from practice, the ratio of females to males is 5 to 2 How many members of th

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Question 59159: The ratio of females to males in a school band is 7 to 4 If three femails and twelve males are absent from practice, the ratio of females to males is 5 to 2 How many members of the band attend practice?
If all the millimeter cubes in one cubic meter are placed one on top of another to make a pole, what will be the height of the pole?

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The ratio of females to males in a school band is 7 to 4 If three femails and twelve males are absent from practice, the ratio of females to males is 5 to 2 How many members of the band attend practice?
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f:m = 7:4 = 7x:4x
EQUATION:
[7x-3]/[4x-12] = 5/2
14x-6 = 20x-60
6x=54
x=9
If the last question refers to number attending when the 3 females and
12 males are missing the answer is:
females: 7x-3=7*9-3=60
males : 4x-12=4*9-12=24
For a total of 84
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If all the millimeter cubes in one cubic meter are placed one on top of another to make a pole, what will be the height of the pole?
1,000 millimeters in a meter
one cubic meter is 1meter by 1meter by 1 meter
Number of cubic millimeters is (1000*1000*1000)mm
That is the height of the pole.
Cheers,
Stan H.