Cristine's middle school has a total of 900 students and 45 teachers. The local high school has 110 teachers and a student-teacher ratio proportional to the middle school's. How many students will Cristine find when she gets to high school? A) 900 B) 1100 C) 2200 D) 2500
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Answer:
Write and solve an equation of ratios:900 students 45 teachers
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x 110 teachers
Cross multiplying, we get (900)(110) / 45, or
so x = # of students in the high school = 2200 (answer)
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