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In the school band, 5/8 of the students play a brass instrument. Only 1/5 of the students who play a brass instrument play the trumpet. What fraction of the band students play the trumpet?

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Answer:

  1/8

Step-by-step explanation:

1/5 of 5/8 is ...

  (1/5)(5/8) = (1·5)/(5·8) = 1/8

1/8 of the band students play the trumpet.