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

Question

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Answer 1

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 equals 8 students. We can express this mathematically as follows:

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

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

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

Calculating this gives:

\[ t = 12 \]

So the complete equation that models the total number of students \( t \) in Ms. Garcia’s class is:

\[ t = 12 \]