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There 18 students who play trumpet in the school band. The number of trumpet players is 2 more than 1/4 of the entire band. How many students are in the band?
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There 18 students who play trumpet in the school band. The number of trumpet players is 2 more than 1/4 of the entire band. How many students are in the band?

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18-2=16 and you just multiply 16 by 4.
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18 students = trumpet
18-2 = 1/4 of band =16 people = 1/4 of band
so 16/4 = 64
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