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The ratio of teachers to students at a school is 3:74. There are 2,500 students at a school.About how many teachers are at the school?​

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Answer:

About 101 teachers.

Explanation:

If you set up the proportion 74/3 = 2500/x ;

you get 74x = 7500. 7500/74 is approx. 101 teachers.

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