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
Let x be the total number of students in the class.
Two-thirds of the class is 2/3 * x.
The equation that models the total number of students is 2/3 * x = 8.
Let's represent the total number of students in the class as "x".
To find the number of students who own a pet, we can use the information given: "Two-thirds of the class, or 8 students, own a pet."
Two-thirds of the class can be represented as (2/3)x, and we know that this is equal to 8.
Therefore, the equation that models the total number of students in Ms. Garcia's class is:
(2/3)x = 8
To complete the equation, let's assume that the total number of students in Ms. Garcia's class is represented by the variable "x". We are given that two-thirds of the class, or 8 students, own a pet.
To convert the words into an equation, we can say that two-thirds of the class equals 8 students. Mathematically, we can write:
(2/3) * x = 8
This equation states that when we multiply two-thirds (2/3) of the total number of students (x), it equals 8, which represents the number of students who own a pet.