Question

There are 42 female performers in a dance recital. The ratio of men to women is 4:7. How many men are in the dance recital?

Answer 1

24

Explanation:

The first thing I did was divide 42 by 7 to get the equivilant for 1.

42 ^ 7 = 6

So,

1 = 6

This means that all you have to do to get the amount of men is to multiply 4 by 6.

4 * 6 = 24

So, there are 24 men and 42 females.

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