Asked by sammy
The ratio of staff to patients at Lakeview is 8 to 7. If total staff plus patients is 1575 people,
how many staff are at Lakeview?
help me get started on how to solve this
how many staff are at Lakeview?
help me get started on how to solve this
Answers
Answered by
Marth
The ratio of staff to patients is 8:7. The total is 1575.
Add 8+7 = 15, and divide the total by the total of the ratio.
1575/15 = 105
Now multiply 103 by 8 to find the number of staff: 840
Add 8+7 = 15, and divide the total by the total of the ratio.
1575/15 = 105
Now multiply 103 by 8 to find the number of staff: 840
Answered by
DrBob222
Let s = # staff
let p = # patients
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s/p = 8/7
s+p= 1575
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Two equations; two unknowns.
let p = # patients
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s/p = 8/7
s+p= 1575
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Two equations; two unknowns.
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