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There is 1 teacher for every 18 students on a school trip. How many teachers are there if 72 students go on the school trip?

Move values to create a proportion that can be used to solve the problem.

There is 1 teacher for every 18 students on a school trip. How many teachers are there-example-1
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Answer:

4 teachers

Explanation:

If there is one teacher for every 18 students, you would divide the total number of students on the trip (72) by 18..

72/18= 4

so the answer is 4

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