SOLUTION: Please help me solve this problem: A school has 900 students. The ratio of students to teachers is 25:1. How many more teachers are needed to have a ratio of 20:1?

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Question 1082016: Please help me solve this problem: A school has 900 students. The ratio of students to teachers is 25:1. How many more teachers are needed to have a ratio of 20:1?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
t, teachers to hire
, ONE teacher for twentyfive students

, teachers already present


-----the ratio wanted




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