Question

A certain school has 300 students. There is one teacher for every 25 students. How many teachers are there? find the most important variable in the problem.
A. the number of teachers in the school
B. the number of students the school can hold
C. the number of classrooms in the school

Answer 1

the other persons wrong its C. the number of classrooms in the school

Answer 2

Answer:

There are 12 teachers.

A. the number of teachers in the school

Step-by-step explanation:

We can use ratios to solve the problem

teacher: students

1            : 25

If there are 300 students, we need to multiply by 300/25 = 12

1*12        : 25*12

12            :300

There are 12   teachers

The most important variable is the number of teachers in the school.

The school may or may not be filled to capacity and the classrooms might not be used.