Answer:
39
Explanation:
Setting up your problem and solving:
In the question it says the ratio is students to professors right? So 18 to 1.
Write that down: Students to Professors is 18 to 1.
We know that there are 702 students in that college correct?
Write that down: 702 students in the college
We are trying to find how many professors there are so...let's do that.
Number 1:
Set your equation: have your fraction bar and equal sign like this: --- = ---
On the top, we have 1 so... 1/? = ?/?
On the other top we have the x...: 1/? = x/?
Why? Because we do not know the total of professors there are so that is X.
We put the number 1 on the other side because we know that there is only 1 out of 18 professors to students.
Number 2:
On the bottom, we will have 18...: 1/18 = x/?
On the other bottom we have 702...: 1/18 = x/702
Why? Because we know that there is a total number of 18 to 1 students on the ratio and a real total of 702 students.
Number 3.
Now you have your equation set up: 1/18 = x/702
The next step is yours: cross multiple, divide on the bottom or top or find the comparison.
I'm going to divide by the bottom okay? so.. 18/702
Set that up.
(702/18)
702/18 is 39!
SO in the end there is a total of 39 professors!
'x=39'
Hoped this helped! :)