document.write( "Question 250947: In a school with S students and T teachers, there are 20 students for each teacher. Which of the following equations must be true?\r
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document.write( "A. S = 20T B. T = 20S C. S + T = 20 D. S - T = 20 E. ST = 20
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Algebra.Com's Answer #184322 by Theo(13342) You can put this solution on YOUR website! S students \n" ); document.write( "T teachers\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "20 students for each teacher implies that S/T = 20/1.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "This would be the student to teacher ratio.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Start with S/T = 20/1\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both equaqtion by T to get:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "S = (20*T)/1\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "This is the same as:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "S = 20*T which is the same as:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "S = 20T which is selection A.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Example:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If the number of teachers is 5, then the number of students is 100.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Take 100 and divide it by 5 to get 20 students per teacher.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |