Belleview High School has12 chaperones for 198 students on a field trip. Which of the following schools has the same ratio of chaperones to students?
Three Rivers High School:
18 chaperones for
300 students
Garden Plains High School:
15 chaperones for
260 students
Jefferson High School:
14 chaperones for
231 students
Mission High School:
chaperones for 10
160 students
To find the school with the same ratio of chaperones to students as Belleview High School, we need to compare the ratios of chaperones to students for each school.
Belleview High School:
12 chaperones for 198 students
Three Rivers High School:
18 chaperones for 300 students
Garden Plains High School:
15 chaperones for 260 students
Jefferson High School:
14 chaperones for 231 students
Mission High School:
x chaperones for 160 students (unknown)
We can set up a ratio equation using the information from Belleview High School and each of the other schools:
12/198 = (18/300) = (15/260) = (14/231) = (x/160)
To solve for x, we can cross multiply and solve for x:
12 * 160 = 198 * x
1920 = 198x
x = 1920/198
x ≈ 9.70
Therefore, Mission High School has approximately 9.70 chaperones for 160 students, which is the same ratio as Belleview High School.