Every musician in the band plays either the flute or the drum (but not both). The ratio of flutists to drummers is 7 : 1. If 2 drummers join the group and 6 flutists quit, the ratio of flutists to drummers would be 3 : 1. How many musicians were in the original ensemble? 4. A sloth is swimming in the Charles River at 20 feet per minute. How fast is the sloth swimming in smoots per hour? One smoot is equal to 5 feet, 7 inches. Write your final answer as a simplified fraction.

Number of drummers in original ensemble  

Number of flutists in original ensemble

Step-by-step explanation:

The ratio of flutists to drummers is

Let number of flutists and drummers be and .

As 2 drummers join the group and 6 flutists quit,

Number of drummers =

Number of flutists =

New ratio of flutists to drummers =

So,

So,

Number of drummers in original ensemble  

Number of flutists in original ensemble

answer: c.) 2x-4 1/2 np

step-by-step explanation:

whatever you can spend with $11.53 or under.

step-by-step explanation:

20 - 8.47 = 11.53. take away the money he used for lunch from the starting amount of 20.