A total of 1,200 students attended Top View high school the ratio of teachers to students is 1:30.
How many teachers are there in the school?
I did it this way... x + 30x = 1200
31x/31 = 1200/31
1200/31
x= 38.70 = 39
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Why are you adding teachers to students?
If there are x teachers,
x/1200 = 1/30
x=40
I have no idea...but i did also do it your way. I got 40 also....Thanks!
To solve this problem, you need to set up an equation based on the given information and then solve it.
Let's represent the number of teachers as 'x' and the number of students as 'y'.
According to the given information, the ratio of teachers to students is 1:30. This means that for every 1 teacher, there are 30 students. So, we can write the equation as:
x/y = 1/30
Now, we are given that there are a total of 1,200 students, so the equation becomes:
x/1200 = 1/30
To find the value of 'x', we can cross-multiply:
30x = 1200
Now, divide both sides of the equation by 30:
x = 1200/30
Simplifying further:
x = 40
Therefore, there are 40 teachers in Top View high school.