Question

Christina loves taking dance classes. Her favorite type of dance is jazz. This year, she has taken 7 jazz dance classes for every 2 ballet classes she has taken. If Christina has taken 24 ballet classes this year, how many jazz dance classes has she taken?

Answer 1

To find out how many jazz dance classes Christina has taken, you can set up a ratio based on the information given:

7 jazz dance classes / 2 ballet classes = X jazz dance classes / 24 ballet classes

Now, you can cross-multiply and solve for X:

7 * 24 = 2 * X

168 = 2X

Now, divide both sides by 2:

X = 168 / 2

X = 84

So, Christina has taken 84 jazz dance classes this year.