Question

There are 48 female performers in a dance recital. The ratio of men to women is 5:6. How many men are in the dance recital?

Answer 1

Since you said men to women, there are 5 men in the dance recital and 6 women in the dance recital.

1. Look how the problem states. Ex: Ratio of men to women.

2. Look at the ratio. 5:48.

3. We know that there are 48 female performers at the dance recital.

So, there are 5 men at the dance recital.