Question

5/8 of the 64 musicians in a music contest are guitarists. Some of the guitarists play jazz solos, and the rest classic 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

64/8 = 8
5x8 = 40

If 1:4 = 1/4 then do 40/4 = 10
If 1:4 = 14 then do 40-14 = 26

The answer might be either 10 or 26 guitarist that play classical solos depending on what 1:4 means.

I hope this helps! :D