A horse trainer has a bag of pink sugar mints for horse treats. She needs five treats per training session. The bag holds 42 mints. Which equation shows the number of horses that she can train and is a solution a viable option?(1 point)

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5h=42, so h=8.4 horses, which is not viable.
5 h equals 42 , so h equals 8.4 horses, which is not viable.

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

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

h5=42 and h=210, which is not viable.

Answer 1

To determine how many horses can be trained with the given information, we start by noting that the trainer needs 5 treats per training session and has a total of 42 mints.

The correct equation to represent the number of horses \( h \) that can be trained based on the available mints would be:

\[ 5h = 42 \]

To find \( h \):

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

Since the trainer cannot train a fraction of a horse, the number of horses that can be trained must be a whole number. Therefore, \( h = 8.4 \) is not a viable solution.

Thus, the correct response is:

5h=42, so h=8.4 horses, which is not viable.