Praxis 5003 Practice Test Practice Question
A high school schedules 288 students to take a math class during first period. If there are 12 math teachers, what is the student-to-teacher ratio for the math classes during first period?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: To find the student-to-teacher ratio, divide the total number of students by the number of teachers. Here, there are 288 students and 12 teachers.
Calculating the ratio:
288 students ÷ 12 teachers = 24 students per teacher.
This establishes the ratio as 24 to 1.
Option A (12 to 1) incorrectly suggests that each teacher has only 12 students, which misrepresents the total.
Option C (36 to 1) and Option D (48 to 1) both overestimate the number of students per teacher, indicating a misunderstanding of the division involved.
Thus, the correct ratio is 24 to 1, reflecting the accurate distribution of students among teachers.
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