Question

5/8 of the 64 musicians in a music contest are guitarists. Some of the guitarists play jazz solos, and the rest play classical solos. The ratio of the number of guitarists playing jazz solos to the total number of guitarists in the contest is 1:4. How many guitarists play classical solos in the contest?

Answer 1

5/8 * 64 = 40

1/5 = x/40

5x = 40

x = 8 play jazz

Answer 2

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Answer 3

64/8
64 divided by 8 = 8
8x8=64



Tip: With ratios always divide by the denominater by the numerator to get your answer