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Giving 40 points PLEASE help ASAP The ratio of the number of teachers to students in a school is 3:35. The ratio of male students to the number of female

students is 2:5. There are 500 female students. How many teachers are there?
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Answer: 500 female students. 2:5 ratio for males means 200 male students. 500 female plus 200 male equals 700 students total. There are three teachers for every 35 students, so 700/35 multiplied by three equals 60 teachers.

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