On the 7th grade field trip to Washington D. C for every 8 students there were 3 chaperones. 12 chaperones were needed. How many students went on the trip

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Giovanna Estes

Mathematics

28 September, 06:41

On the 7th grade field trip to Washington D. C for every 8 students there were 3 chaperones. 12 chaperones were needed. How many students went on the trip

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Zaire White · Answer 1

32 students would be on the trip. What I did to solve it was a proportion. 8students / 3 chaperones = x students/12 chaperones.

8*12 = 96 and 96/3=32. Therefore 32 students were on the trip.