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There are 42 female performers in a dance recital. The ratio of men to women is 6:7. How many men are in the dance recital?

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The answer would be that there is 36 men. When you multiply 7 by 6 you get the answer of 42 women. When you multiply 6 by 6 you get your answer of 36 men.
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there were 36 men performers
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