Asked by Julie
The student to teacher ratio is 19:1 at a local school and there is a total of 500 students and teachers. How many teachers and how many students are there.
I'm not sure how to begin to set this up since I have two unknowns and not only one.
I'm not sure how to begin to set this up since I have two unknowns and not only one.
Answers
Answered by
Ms. Sue
s = number of students
19/20 = s/500
Cross multiply and solve for s.
19/20 = s/500
Cross multiply and solve for s.
Answered by
Reiny
let the number of students be 19x
let the number of teachers be x
19x + x = 500
20x = 500
x = 25
There are 19(25) or 475 students
and 25 teachers
check:
total = 25+475 = 500
ratio = 475 : 25 = 19:1
let the number of teachers be x
19x + x = 500
20x = 500
x = 25
There are 19(25) or 475 students
and 25 teachers
check:
total = 25+475 = 500
ratio = 475 : 25 = 19:1
Answered by
H1Z1SUCKs
The answer was 280
Answered by
Lia
I thought it wasn’t a multiple choice question?
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