To cut costs while maintaining the quality of education, one of the board members of a school district proposed to have the number of teachers vary directly as the number of students in a classroom. She proposed 12 teachers to teach a student body of 228 students. How many teachers would be needed if the school grows to 399 students?
A. 19 teachers
B. 21 teachers
C. 20 teachers
D. 20.9 teachers

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Answer:

21 teacher

Step-by-step explanation:

cross multiply

12/228 = x/399

12(399) = 228x

4788 = 228x

now divide both sides by 228 to find x

4788/228 = 228x/228

21 = x