Asked by idk

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?
A
35
B
96
C
300
D
138

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The ratio 39 computers : 260 students simplifies to 3 : 20 (divide by 13). So each computer corresponds to 20/3 students. For 45 computers: students = 45 × (20/3) = 15 × 20 = 300.

Answer: C (300)