SOLUTION: A school has 30 teachers. If the ratio of the number of female teachers to the number of male
teachers in the school is 3 : 2; there are 12 male teachers at the school.
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Question 1067371: A school has 30 teachers. If the ratio of the number of female teachers to the number of male
teachers in the school is 3 : 2; there are 12 male teachers at the school. Answer by math_helper(2461) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Yes, that is correct. To find the number of female teachers, set up the ratio 3:2 = x:12 —> 3/2 = x/12
and solve for x.
