The Richards Middle School has are 448 students and 32 teachers. the san miguel school has 234 students and 18 teachers. which school has a better ratio of students to teachers; that is, fewer students per teacher?

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anonymous · Answer

trying to get an answer I can give to a 12 year old, to help her understand the equation and answer

anonymous · Answer

San miguel school has less students per teacher.
I just divided the # of students by the # of teachers.
448/32 = 14
234/18=13

anonymous · Answer

There are 448 students for 32 teachers at Richards Middle School.
There are 234 students for 18 teachers at San Miguel School.

How many students are there for 1 teacher at Richards Middle School?
448/32 = 14. There are 14 students per 1 teacher at Richards Middle School.
The ratio is written: 14:1 students to teachers OR as a fraction 14/1.

Repeat for San Miguel.

There are 14 students per 1 teacher at Richards Middle School.
There are 13 students per 1 teacher at San Miguel.

Which teacher has fewer students?

anonymous · Answer

thank you for your assistance!