SOLUTION: HELLO, I am stuck on this question can you please help me This year a high school had an increase of 340 students. The enrollment last year was 1400 students. Write a ratio of t

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This year a high school had an increase of 340 students. The enrollment last year was 1400 students. Write a ratio of the increase in the number of students this year to the total number of students this year simplified to the lowest terms. THANK YOU
Found 4 solutions by josmiceli, Edwin McCravy, rothauserc, Boreal:
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The increase this year:

The ratio of the increase and the total number
of students this year is:



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check my math
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Step 1: Add the 340 students to the 1400 last year to get the 
number of students this year.

Step 2: Make a fraction with the increase 340 as the numerator 
and the number of students this year that you got above as the 
denominator.  Then reduce the fraction by dividing both top and 
bottom by 20.  

Step 3: Then write the answer as a ratio like this

final numerator : final denominator.

Edwin
Answer by rothauserc(4718)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
340 / (1400 + 340) =
:
340 / 1740 =
:
34 / 174
:
17 / 87
:
Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Last year was 1400
This year is 340 more, so the new figure is 1740.
The ratio is 340/1740 which can first be reduced to 34/174
That can be reduced by 2 to 17/87, which is lowest terms.
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