Question

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.

Answer 1

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.