Belleview High School has 12

chaperones for 120
students on a field trip. Which of the following schools has the same ratio of chaperones to students?

1 answer

To find schools with the same ratio of chaperones to students as Belleview High School, we first need to calculate the ratio.

Belleview High School has:

  • 12 chaperones
  • 120 students

The ratio of chaperones to students can be expressed as:

\[ \text{Ratio} = \frac{\text{Number of Chaperones}}{\text{Number of Students}} = \frac{12}{120} \]

We can simplify this ratio by dividing both the numerator and denominator by 12:

\[ \frac{12 \div 12}{120 \div 12} = \frac{1}{10} \]

Therefore, the ratio of chaperones to students is \( \frac{1}{10} \).

Now, we need to find another school that has the same ratio of \( \frac{1}{10} \). This means for every 1 chaperone, there should be 10 students.

We can express this as:

  • If a school has \( x \) chaperones, then it should have \( 10x \) students.

Some examples of such ratios are:

  • 1 chaperone for 10 students (1:10)
  • 2 chaperones for 20 students (2:20)
  • 3 chaperones for 30 students (3:30)
  • 4 chaperones for 40 students (4:40)
  • 5 chaperones for 50 students (5:50)
  • 6 chaperones for 60 students (6:60)
  • 7 chaperones for 70 students (7:70)
  • 8 chaperones for 80 students (8:80)
  • 9 chaperones for 90 students (9:90)
  • 10 chaperones for 100 students (10:100)
  • 11 chaperones for 110 students (11:110)
  • 12 chaperones for 120 students (12:120)
  • 13 chaperones for 130 students (13:130), etc.

Any school that has a ratio where the number of chaperones divided by the number of students equals \( \frac{1}{10} \) will have the same ratio as Belleview High School.

If you have specific options to choose from, please provide those, and I can help identify which one matches this ratio.