Question

There are 49 female performers in a dance recital. The ratio of men to women is 5:7. How many men are in the dance recital?

Answer 1

35 Men were in the dance recital

Explanation:

The ratio from MEN to WOMEN is 5:7

49 female performers is 7

49/7= 7 performers

to find how many men, you would do 7*5

7*5= 35

35 Men were in the dance recital

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