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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)
t =

Answer 1

To model the total number of students (t) in Ms. Garcia's class, we know that two-thirds of the class own pets, which corresponds to 8 students. We can set up the equation as follows:

\[ \frac{2}{3}t = 8 \]

To solve for \( t \), we can multiply both sides of the equation by \( \frac{3}{2} \):

\[ t = 8 \times \frac{3}{2} \]

Calculating that gives:

\[ t = 12 \]

So the total number of students in Ms. Garcia’s class is:

\[ t = 12 \]