Question

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?

Answer 1

Cristine will find 2200 students when she gets to high school

Explanation:

45/900=110/x

x=(110/45)*900=2200 students

Answer 2

900/45 is 20, so the ratio is 20 students for 1 teacher. if there are 110 teacher then students will be 20 * 110 which equals to 2200 students