Question
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
Answers
GPT 3.5
Let x be the total number of students in the class.
Two-thirds of the class owning a pet can be represented as 2/3 * x = 8.
To solve for x, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 3/2.
x = (8 * 3/2)
x = 24/2
x = <<12=12>>12
So, there are 12 students in the class.
Two-thirds of the class owning a pet can be represented as 2/3 * x = 8.
To solve for x, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 3/2.
x = (8 * 3/2)
x = 24/2
x = <<12=12>>12
So, there are 12 students in the class.