Question

There are 32 female performers in a dance recital. The ration of men to women is 3:8. How many men are in the dance recital?

Answer 1

there are 12 men in the recital

Answer 2

So there are 8 women for every 3 men.

32/8 = 4

So the scale factor is 4.

4*3=12

So the answer is 12 men in the rehearsal.