Asked by rylue

The ratio of computers to students is a fixed number at Middleton Middle School. The table shows the number of computers for 260 students.

Middleton Middle School
Number of Students Number of Computers
260 39
? 45


What is the number of students when the number of computers is 45?
Responses
A
35
35
B
96
96
C
300
300
D
138
138

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The ratio is 39 computers : 260 students = 3 : 20 (divide by 13). For 45 computers the students = 45 × (20/3) = 15 × 20 = 300. Answer: C (300).