Ms. Garcia surveyed the students in her class to find out if they own a pet. Two-thirds of the class, or 8 students, own a pet. Complete the equation that models the total number of students, t , in Ms. Garcia’s class.(1 point)
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We are told that two-thirds of the class own a pet, so we can represent this as: (2/3)t = 8.
This equation models the total number of students, t, in Ms. Garcia's class.
To find the equation that models the total number of students in Ms. Garcia's class, we can use the information that two-thirds (or 2/3) of the class, which is equivalent to 8 students, own a pet.
Let's use the variable "t" to represent the total number of students in Ms. Garcia's class.
The equation can be set up as follows:
2/3 * t = 8
Solving this equation will give us the value of "t", which represents the total number of students in Ms. Garcia's class.
To find the equation that models the total number of students in Ms. Garcia's class, we can use the information given in the problem. According to the problem, two-thirds of the class, or 8 students, own a pet.
Let's assume the total number of students in Ms. Garcia's class is represented by t. Since two-thirds of the class own a pet, we can express that as 2/3 of t. So, we have:
2/3 * t = 8
To solve this equation for t, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 3/2 (the reciprocal of 2/3) to isolate t. This gives us:
(3/2) * (2/3) * t = (3/2) * 8
Simplifying, we get:
1 * t = 12
So, the equation that models the total number of students, t, in Ms. Garcia's class is:
t = 12