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.
Let's set up an equation:
Two-thirds of the class represents 8 students.
So, let's represent the total number of students in the class as "t".
We know that two-thirds of the class is 8 students, which can be written as:
(2/3) * t = 8
This equation models the total number of students, "t", in Ms. Garcia's class.
Since two-thirds of the class own a pet, this means that there are 2/3 * t = 8 students in the class that own a pet.
To determine the total number of students in the class, we need to divide 8 by 2/3: 8 / 2/3 = 8 * (3/2) = 24/2 = <<8*3/2=12>>12.
Therefore, the equation that models the total number of students, t, in Ms. Garcia's class is t = 12. Answer: \boxed{t=12}.
To complete the equation that models the total number of students, let's establish the following information:
Let t represent the total number of students in Ms. Garcia's class.
Since two-thirds of the class owns a pet, this means that there are 8 students who own pets.
To find the total number of students, we can set up a proportion as follows:
(8 pets) / (t students) = (2/3) or 2/3 = 8/t
To solve this equation for t, we can cross-multiply:
2t = 8 * 3
2t = 24
Finally, we can solve for t by dividing both sides of the equation by 2:
t = 24 / 2
t = 12
Therefore, the equation that models the total number of students in Ms. Garcia's class is:
t = 12