Question

One-fourth of the female students in a choir sing alto and one-half of the female

students sing soprano. Eighteen female students sing soprano. How many female
students are in the choir?

Answer 1

36 female members

Explanation:

One-fourth of the female students in a choir sing alto and one-half of the female students sing soprano. Eighteen female students sing soprano. How many female students are in the choir?

if 0.5x = 18 represents sopranos:

divide both sides by 0.5

0.5x/0.5 = 18/0.5

x = 36