Question

There are 11 teachers and 132 students at a middle

school. What is the ratio of teachers to students?

Answer 1

`(1)/(12)` or 1:12

Explanation:

There are 11 teachers : 132 students

Because ratios are just another way of writing fractions, by putting this into a fraction we get:

`(11)/(132)`

Dividing both the numerator and denominator (top and bottom) by 11, we get:

`(1)/(12)`

Thus, the ratio is
`(1)/(12)`, or 1:12