Question
Complete this assessment to review what you ve leamed. 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)
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find the total number of students \( t \) in Ms. Garcia's class based on the information given, we know that two-thirds of the class owns a pet and that number is 8 students.
We can set up the equation as follows:
\[
\frac{2}{3}t = 8
\]
To solve for \( t \), we'll 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 12. The complete equation modeling the situation is:
\[
\frac{2}{3}t = 8
\]
We can set up the equation as follows:
\[
\frac{2}{3}t = 8
\]
To solve for \( t \), we'll 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 12. The complete equation modeling the situation is:
\[
\frac{2}{3}t = 8
\]