Question

Sabrina hiked 48 miles in the month of May. Andre hiked 8 miles in the same month. How many times more miles did Sabrina hike than Andre? Write an equation to help you solve the problem. Let a represent the amount of miles more Sabrina hiked than Andre.(1 point) Responses 8 x a = 48 8 x a = 48 48 x 8 = a 48 x 8 = a a ÷ 8 = 48 a ÷ 8 = 48 8 ÷ a = 48

Answer 1

To find how many times more miles Sabrina hiked than Andre, we can set up the equation by determining how many times Andre's miles fit into Sabrina's miles.

Let \( a \) represent the number of times more miles Sabrina hiked than Andre. Since Sabrina hiked 48 miles and Andre hiked 8 miles, the equation can be written as:

\[
8 \times a = 48
\]

Now, we can solve for \( a \):

1. Divide both sides of the equation by 8:
\[
a = \frac{48}{8}
\]
2. Calculate:
\[
a = 6
\]

Thus, Sabrina hiked 6 times more miles than Andre. The correct equation is:

\[
8 \times a = 48
\]

So, the correct response is: **8 x a = 48**.