PLEASEEEEIn a school of 2000 students, the ratio of teachers to students is 3:80.Some teachers join the school and the ratio changes to 1:20.Find the number of teachers who joined the school.
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Answer:The answer to your questions is: 25 new teachersStep-by-step explanation:Data# of students = 2000ratio = 3:80 teachers to studentsNew teachers = ?ProcessI suggest to use rule of three to solve this problem 3 teachers ---------------- 80 students x ---------------- 2000 students x = (2000 x 3) / 80 = 75 teachers Number of initial teachers = 75The ratio change to 1:20 1 teacher ------------------- 20 students x ------------------- 2000 students x = (2000 x 1) / 20 x = 100 teachersNumber of new teachers = 100 - 75 = 25