3/8 of the 48 musicians played the bass. Some of the bass players played jazz and some played rock music. The ratio of the number of bass players playing jazz to the total number of bass players is 1:3. How many bass players played rock music? a 12 b 18

There are a. 12 bass players who played rock music.

Given:

3/8 of 48 played bass

48 * 3/8 = (48 * 3) / 8 = 144/8 = 18 musicians played the bass

bass players play jazz : 1 to 3 or 6 : 18

bass players play rock : 2 to 3 or 12 : 18

1:3 = x:18

18 = 3x

18/3 = x

6 = x jazz bass players

18 - 6 = 12 rock bass players.