Question

An entire 6th grade class (486 students) went on a field trip to the local zoo. A total of 54 parents and teachers went on the field trip as chaperones. What is the unit rate of students to chaperones? Show Your Work!

Write a statement describing the unit rate of students to chaperones.

Answer 1

You would divide the number of students by the number of parents and teachers first (486/54) and then take that number which is 9 and that is your answer. There are 9 children for every adult.