QuestionWest Elementary has 438 students and 22 teachers. East has 697 students and 27 teachers. Find students per teacher for both schools.

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STEP 1

Assumptions1. West Elementary School has438 students and22 full-time teachers. . East Elementary School has27 full-time teachers and697 students.
3. We are calculating the student to teacher ratio, which is the number of students divided by the number of teachers.

STEP 2

First, we calculate the number of students per teacher at East Elementary School. We can do this by dividing the number of students by the number of teachers.
$Students\, per\, teacher = Number\, of\, students / Number\, of\, teachers$

STEP 3

Now, plug in the given values for the number of students and teachers at East Elementary School to calculate the student to teacher ratio.
$Students\, per\, teacher =697 /27$

STEP 4

Calculate the student to teacher ratio at East Elementary School.
$Students\, per\, teacher =697 /27 \approx25.81$

STEP 5

Next, we calculate the number of students per teacher at West Elementary School. We can do this by dividing the number of students by the number of teachers.
$Students\, per\, teacher = Number\, of\, students / Number\, of\, teachers$

STEP 6

Now, plug in the given values for the number of students and teachers at West Elementary School to calculate the student to teacher ratio.
$Students\, per\, teacher =438 /22$

STEP 7

Calculate the student to teacher ratio at West Elementary School.
$Students\, per\, teacher =438 /22 =19.91$ At East Elementary School, there are approximately26 students per teacher, and at West Elementary School, there are approximately20 students per teacher.

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