Question

There are nine saxophone players in the band. The number of saxophone players is one less than twice the number of tuba players. Find the number of tuba players.

Answer 1

`5`

Explanation:

Let
`x` be the number of tuba players.

We are given that the number of saxophone players is one less than twice the number of tuba players.

There are 9 saxophone players.

`9 = 2 x-1`

`9+1=2x`

`10=2x`

`10 / 2=x`

`5=x`