Oakwood Elementary Fall Carnival gets bigger every year! Last year, they had 70 volunteers working 14 booths. This year, they want to have 42 booths.
If they use the same ratio of volunteers to booths, how many volunteers does Oakwood Elementary need this year?
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To find out how many volunteers Oakwood Elementary needs this year, we can set up a proportion.
Last year, they had 70 volunteers for 14 booths, so the ratio of volunteers to booths is 70/14 = 5 volunteers per booth.
If they want to have 42 booths this year, we can multiply the number of booths by the ratio to find out how many volunteers are needed: 42 booths * 5 volunteers per booth = <<42*5=210>>210 volunteers.
Therefore, Oakwood Elementary needs 210 volunteers this year.