School guidelines require that there must be at least 2 chaperones for every 25 students going on a school trip. How many chaperones must there be for 80 students?
(A)7 chaperones
(B)40 chaperones
(C)3 chaperones
(D)6 chaperones

Question

School guidelines require that there must be at least 2 chaperones for every 25 students going on a school trip. How many chaperones must there be for 80 students?
(A)7 chaperones
(B)40 chaperones
(C)3 chaperones
(D)6 chaperones

mertsj · Answer

Write a proportion:  2 chaperones for 25 kids= x chaperones for 80 kids

mertsj · Answer

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mertsj · Answer

Can you get it now?

anonymous · Answer

yea

anonymous · Answer

i had got 6.4 so there for it will b 6? @Mertsj

mertsj · Answer

I think, since it says AT LEAST 2 chaperones for every 25 kids that we should go with 7

anonymous · Answer

ok thank you

mertsj · Answer

If we went with 6 we would be a little below 2 per 25 students.