5.5-3b = 2b-6.25
5.5+6.25 = 2b+3b
11.75 = 5b
11.75/5 = 5b/5
2.35 = b
12 students/1 teacher = 276 students/x teachers
Students are on top of the ratio and teachers are on the bottom of the ratio. It must remain the same on both sides of the equation.
12 x = 276
divide by 12
x =23
No, 17.39% were raised in Minnesota.
You can find this by dividing 40,000,000 by 230,000,000 and then converting to a percent by multiplying by 100.
40,000,000/230,000,000=.1739
.1739 x 100= 17.39%
