There are 50 teachers in total at the Plainville Middle school.
After hiring 8 new teachers, the Plainville Middle school will have a total of 58 teachers.
Step-by-step explanation:
It is given that,
To find the teachers who are already at the school :
Let us consider, the total old teachers at school be 'x'.
From the give information, 8 is the 16% of the total old teachers.
⇒ [tex]8= (16/100)\times x[/tex]
⇒ [tex]8 = 0.16x[/tex]
⇒ [tex]x = 8/0.16[/tex]
⇒ [tex]x = 50[/tex]
The total teachers in the school is 50 teachers.
To find the total teachers after hiring 8 new teachers :
⇒ 50 + 8 = 58 teachers.
Therefore,
After hiring 8 new teachers, the Plainville Middle school will have a total of 58 teachers.
