A horse trainer has a bag of pink sugar mints for horse treats. She needs five treats per training session. The bag holds 42 mints. Which equation shows the number of horses that she can train and is a solution a viable option?(1 point) Responses h5=42 and h=210, which is not viable. Start Fraction h over 5 End Fraction equals 42 and h equals 210 , which is not viable. h−5=42 and h=47, which is not viable. h minus 5 equals 42 and h equals 47 , which is not viable. 5h=42, so h=8.4 horses, which is not viable. 5 h equals 42 , so h equals 8.4 horses, which is not viable. 5h=42, so h=8.4 horses, which is viable.
The correct equation that shows the number of horses that she can train and is a viable option is:
5h=42, so h=8.4 horses, which is not viable.
This solution is not viable because the number of horses must be a whole number, not a decimal.
The equation that shows the correct number of horses that she can train and is a viable option is:
5h = 42
This equation implies that for each horse she needs 5 treats, and she has a total of 42 treats. By solving this equation, we find that h = 8.4. However, since we can't have a fraction of a horse, this solution is not viable.
To find the equation that represents the number of horses that can be trained with the bag of mints, we need to divide the total number of mints by the number of treats per training session.
Given that the bag holds 42 mints and the trainer needs five treats per session, we can set up the equation as follows:
42 mints ÷ 5 treats = h horses
Simplifying this equation, we get:
h = 42 ÷ 5
Evaluating the division, we find:
h ≈ 8.4
However, since the number of horses must be a whole number, we cannot have 8.4 horses. Therefore, the correct equation and solution would be:
5h = 42, so h = 8
In this case, h representing 8 horses is a viable option and the equation 5h = 42 is the correct one.