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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 a
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: Rational expression. Solve by using a proportion.
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?
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! a/b = c/d [Use the proportion ratio]
27.5 students/1 teacher = x students/42 teachers [Plug-in the values]
(27.5)(42)=(1)(x) [Cross-multiply]
1155 = x [Number of students]
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Check by plugging all of the values back into the original equation]
1/b = c/d
27.5/1 = 1155/42 [Solve each side of the equation]
27.5 = 27.5 [Checks out]
