SOLUTION: pLEASE HELP WITH THE FOLLOWING 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? i GET 9,982

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Question 104578: pLEASE HELP WITH THE FOLLOWING
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?
i GET 9,982 IS THIS CORRECT?
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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?
i GET 9,982 IS THIS CORRECT?
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27.5 to 1 is the same as 27.5x to x where 27.5 is # of students and x the number of teachers.
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EQUATION:
If x = 42, 27.5x = 1155
# of students = 1155
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Cheers,
Stan H.