A DJ specializes in playing both jazz and rock music. If the DJ plays five rock songs for every six jazz songs, what fraction of the songs played are rock?

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5/11

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6/11

5/12

5/6

1/11

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In this scenario, the DJ plays 5 rock songs and 6 jazz songs. This results in a total of 11 songs played. To find the fraction of…

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AlexisApr 14, 2025

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TanveerAug 30, 2024

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What this question tests

Your ability to convert between fractions, ratios, and decimals and to reason proportionally.

Cross-multiplying incorrectly or mixing up the ratio parts — a part:part ratio is not a fraction of the whole.