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f a university wants to maintain a 14:1 ratio between students and teachers, how many teachers would be needed to accommodate 896 students?

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14:1
896:?

14x = 896
x represents number of teachers

Divide 14 off of both sides.

896/14 = 64

Final answer is 64.
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