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 in the contest is 1:4. How many guitarists play classical solos in the contest?

Answer 1

First, find the number of guitarists. 5/8*64=40.

Now, create an equation. x + 4x = 40
5x = 40
x= 8

There are 8 jazz solos and 32 classical solos.