To solve the problem of determining how many students there are given the ratio of students to teachers and the number of teachers, follow these steps:
1. Understand the ratio: The ratio of students to teachers is given as 40:1. This means that for every 1 teacher, there are 40 students.
2. Identify the number of teachers: We are given that there are 20 teachers in the school.
3. Calculate the number of students:
- Use the ratio to find out how many students correspond to the 20 teachers.
- Since the ratio is 40 students per 1 teacher, multiply the number of teachers by the number of students per teacher.
- Therefore, you need to multiply [tex]\(20 \text{ teachers} \times 40 \text{ students/teacher}\)[/tex].
4. Perform the multiplication:
- [tex]\(20 \times 40 = 800\)[/tex]
So, if the school has 20 teachers and the ratio of students to teachers is 40:1, there are [tex]\(800\)[/tex] students in the school.
