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At a conference, there are 42 middle school math teachers and 14 middle school

science teachers. If the high school sends half as many math teachers, how many
science teachers should they send if they want to keep the ratios proportional?
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Answer:

7 science teachers

Explanation:

42 and 14 in a ratio 3:1

if 42/2 =21 maths teachers then 7 science teachers

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