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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Responses

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 solve for the number of horses (h) that the trainer can train using 42 mints, with 5 mints needed per training session, we start with the equation:

\( 5h = 42 \)

Now we can solve for \( h \):

1. Divide both sides by 5: \[ h = \frac{42}{5} = 8.4 \]

Since \( h \) represents the number of horses, which must be a whole number, 8.4 is not a viable option because you cannot train a fraction of a horse.

Therefore, the correct response is:

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