Answer :
Given data:
The expression for 1 oboe player for every 6 clarinet players is 1b=6 c.
a)
The expression for the ratio of the oboe player to the clarinet player is,
[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{o}{c}=\frac{1}{6} \\ =1\colon6 \end{gathered}[/tex]Thus, the ratio of the oboe player to the clarinet player is 1:6.