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 concert is 1:4. how many guitarists play classical solos in the concert?

Answer 1

Answer: 32

Explanation:

5/8* 64/1 is 320/8 which is 40. But then its asking for a 1:4 ratio. So add 1 and 4 you get 5. 40/5 is 8. 40 - 8 = 32 8:32 is 1:4 ratio because 8/8 is 1 and 32/8 is 4. so you get 1:4.