Complete this assessment to review what you ve leamed. Ms. Garcia surveyed the students in her class to find out if they own a pet. Two-thirds of the class, or 8 students, own a pet. Complete the equation that models the total number of students, t, in Ms. Garcia's class. (1 point)

Answer 1

To find the total number of students \( t \) in Ms. Garcia's class based on the information given, we know that two-thirds of the class owns a pet and that number is 8 students.

We can set up the equation as follows:

\[ \frac{2}{3}t = 8 \]

To solve for \( t \), we'll multiply both sides of the equation by \(\frac{3}{2}\):

\[ t = 8 \times \frac{3}{2} \]

Calculating that gives:

\[ t = 12 \]

So the total number of students in Ms. Garcia's class is 12. The complete equation modeling the situation is:

\[ \frac{2}{3}t = 8 \]