Question
At a certain university the student to teacher ratio is 16:1. If there are 2,000 students enrolled, how many teachers must be employed to maintain this ratio?
Question 10 options:
A)
200
B)
215
C)
28,000
D)
125
Question 10 options:
A)
200
B)
215
C)
28,000
D)
125
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find the number of teachers required to maintain the student-to-teacher ratio of 16:1 with 2,000 students, we can use the ratio formula.
The ratio of students to teachers is 16:1, which means for every 16 students, there is 1 teacher.
To find the number of teachers, we can set up the equation based on the provided ratio:
\[
\text{Number of teachers} = \frac{\text{Number of students}}{\text{Ratio of students per teacher}} = \frac{2000}{16}
\]
Calculating this:
\[
\frac{2000}{16} = 125
\]
Therefore, the number of teachers needed to maintain the 16:1 ratio with 2,000 students is **125**.
The correct answer is **D) 125**.
The ratio of students to teachers is 16:1, which means for every 16 students, there is 1 teacher.
To find the number of teachers, we can set up the equation based on the provided ratio:
\[
\text{Number of teachers} = \frac{\text{Number of students}}{\text{Ratio of students per teacher}} = \frac{2000}{16}
\]
Calculating this:
\[
\frac{2000}{16} = 125
\]
Therefore, the number of teachers needed to maintain the 16:1 ratio with 2,000 students is **125**.
The correct answer is **D) 125**.