Question

There are 35 more musicians in the String section of a city Symphony Orchestra than in its Brass section. There are 29 musicians in the Brass section. 1. How many musicians in all are in the String and Brass sections of the Symphony Orchestra?

Answer 1

x = string section
y = brass section

x = y + 35
y = 29 .....there are 29 in the brass section

x = 29 + 35
x = 64...there are 64 in the string section

for a total of : 64 + 29 = 93 total musicians <==