document.write( "Question 1003456: 1. An elementary school maintains a student to teacher ratio of 24 to 1. if the school enrolls 864 students how many teachers does the school employ?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #620153 by fractalier(6550)\"\" \"About 
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You can set up a proportion
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