We begin with the <span> Turner Middle School:
Ratio of students to teachers: </span>

Green Middle School:
Ratio of students to teachers:

Let check that we cannot form a proportion:

The two ratios are not equals so we cannot form a proportion.
Let x be the number of <span>teachers that Green have to hire in order to make the two ratios equal. We get the equation:
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The Green school need to hire 9 teachers.
Part-to-whole ratio:
</span>Turner Middle School:

Green Middle School:
Your answer is C.The relation passed the vertical line test.
1.06(12.25 + x) = 19.08
12.25 + x = 19.08/1.06 = 18
x = 18 - 12.25 = 5.75
Therefore, the cost of the cat food is $5.75