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

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

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

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

Answer 1

The correct equation that represents the situation is \(5h = 42\), which shows the total number of treats divided by the number of treats needed per horse (5) is equal to the number of horses (h) that can be trained with the available treats (42).

When we solve for \(h\):

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

Now, regarding the viability of the solution: Since the number of horses must be a whole number (as you cannot train a fraction of a horse), \(h = 8.4\) is not viable.

So, the statement that is correct is:

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