SOLUTION: A school with 125 teachers and 4,650 students wants to maintain a student to teacher ratio of 30:1. How many teachers do they need to hire to meet that ratio?

SOLUTION: A school with 125 teachers and 4,650 students wants to maintain a student to teacher ratio of 30:1. How many teachers do they need to hire to meet that ratio?

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Question 193972: A school with 125 teachers and 4,650 students wants to maintain a student to teacher ratio of 30:1. How many teachers do they need to hire to meet that ratio?
Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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30x=4650
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x=155
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155 teachers are needed and there are currently only 125 therefore
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155-125=30 teachers need to be hired
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