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In a school with 540 students, the ratio of students to teachers is 20 to 1. How many new teachers need to be hired to reduce this ratio to 15 to 1? teachers

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          In a school with 540 students, the ratio of students to teachers is 20 to 1. How many new teachers need to be hired to reduce this ratio to 15 to 1? teachers

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Elementary and Intermediate Algebra

Alan S. Tussy, R. David Gustafson 5th Edition

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Solved by Expert Supreeta N

05/03/2023

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To do this, we divide the total number of students by the current ratio of students to teachers: 540 students / 20 students per teacher = 27 teachers Show more…

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In a school with 540 students, the ratio of students to teachers is 20 to 1. How many new teachers need to be hired to reduce this ratio to 15 to 1? teachers