SOLUTION: Class Size. A college advertises that its studentto-faculty ratio is 27 to 2. If 81 students register forIntroductory Spanish, how many sections of the coursewould you expect to se

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Question 1204294: Class Size. A college advertises that its studentto-faculty ratio is 27 to 2. If 81 students register forIntroductory Spanish, how many sections of the coursewould you expect to see offered?
Answer by math_tutor2020(3817) About Me  (Show Source):
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students/faculty = 27/2
81/f = 27/2
81*2 = f*27
162 = 27f
f = 162/27
f = 162/27
f = 6

There would be 6 professors if 81 students register. Assuming one professor per class, there would be 6 classes.

Answer: 6