Question

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?(1 point)
Responses

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

h−5=42
, so h=47
, which is not viable.
h minus 5 equals 42 , so h equals 47 , which is not viable.

h5=42
, so h=210
, which is nonviable.
Start Fraction h over 5 End Fraction equals 42 , so h equals 210 , which is nonviable.

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

Answer 1

The correct equation to represent the situation is:

\[ 5h = 42 \]

This means that you need 5 treats for each horse, and you want to find how many horses (h) can be trained with 42 treats.

To solve for h, you can divide both sides of the equation by 5:

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

Since the number of horses must be a whole number, 8.4 horses is not a viable solution. You cannot train a fraction of a horse.

So the statement should correctly read:
5h = 42, so h = 8.4 horses, which is nonviable.