In band, there are 3 woodwinds for every 1 percussion player. What is the ratio of woodwinds to percussion players?

3:1

Step-by-step explanation:

For every 3 woodwinds, there is 1 percussion.

Note:

6:2, 9:3, 12:4 are equivalent to 3:1.

Every time you add 3 to the first value, and 1 to the second value.

3:1

Step-by-step explanation:

it is pretty self-explanatory. For every x amount of percussionists there are y amount of woodwinds.

y:x

y=3

x=1

3:1

the one on the bottom left

step-by-step explanation:

all of the other ones have a specific pattern

since your problem is x^4 = 81, what you have to undeo is the "to the fourth power" part.

the inverse (opposite operation) of "to the fourth power" is "to the fourth root".

  (x^4) ^ ¼   = 81 ^ ¼  

  81 = 3^4     so (3 ^ 4) ^ ¼   =   3 ^ 1   = 3

by hand: (3 ^ 4) ^ ¼   =   3 ^ (4 x ¼) = 3 ^ 1   = 3   (when you take a power to a power, multiply the exponents.)

or, do it by calculator. one way of finding the fourth root is to use ^ (1/4)

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