145k views
0 votes
Cristine's middle school has a total of 900 students and 45 teachers. The local high school has 110 teachers and a student-teacher ratio proportional to the middle school's. How many students will Cristine find when she gets to high school? A) 900 B) 1100 C) 2200 D) 2500

User Isumit
by
6.8k points

2 Answers

1 vote
I had this answer on a test it is definitely 2200 sorry if I answered to late xD
User Ognjen
by
8.3k points
5 votes

900/45 = 20

so ratio of middle school students and teachers: 900:45 = 20:1

if high school student-teacher ratio as middle school then

x/110 = 20/1

so x = 110 * 20 = 2200

answer is C) 2200

User Sheh
by
7.1k points