document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=46751>Question 46751</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Student-teacher ratio. The student/teacher ratio for Washington High was reported to be 27.5 to 1. If there are 42 teachers, then how many students are there?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This can't be as simple as 42*27.5 is it? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #31000 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><B>tutorcecilia(2152)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=tutorcecilia><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=31000\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Yes, because <BR>\n" );
document.write( "For every 1 teacher there are (1)(27.5) students.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For every 2 teachers there are (2)(27.5) or 55 students, etc.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is a proportion problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "27.5/1 = x/42 [Solve for x students]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(27.5)(42)=1x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1155 =x<BR>\n" );
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