A horse trainer has 42 horse treats. She needs five treats per horse. Which equation shows the number of horses, h, that she can train, and is the solution viable or nonviable?

Question

Responses

h−5=42
, so h=47
, which is not viable.
h minus 5 is equal to 42, so h is equal to 47, which is not viable. - no response given

5h=42
, so h=8.4
horses, which is nonviable.
5 h is equal to 42, so h is equal to 8 point 4 horses, which is nonviable. - no response given

5h=42
, so h=8.4
horses, which is viable.
5 h is equal to 42, so h is equal to 8 point 4 horses, which is viable. - no response given

h5=42
, so h=210
, which is nonviable.

Answer 1

To determine the number of horses the trainer can train based on the given equation, we need to represent the situation mathematically. The trainer has 42 treats, and she needs 5 treats per horse.

We can set up the equation as follows:

\[ 5h = 42 \]

Where \( h \) is the number of horses.

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

\[ h = \frac{42}{5} = 8.4 \]

Since we cannot have a fraction of a horse in this context, the solution \( h = 8.4 \) is considered nonviable because she cannot train a fraction of a horse.

So, the correct response is:

5h=42, so h=8.4 horses, which is nonviable.