Ms. Garcia surveyed the 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

_t = _

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We know that two-thirds of the class own a pet, and that this amounts to 8 students. We can set up the equation based on this information.

Let \( t \) be the total number of students in Ms. Garcia's class. According to the information:

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

To find \( t \), we can solve for it:

  1. Multiply both sides of the equation by 3 to eliminate the fraction: \[ 2t = 24 \]

  2. Now, divide both sides by 2: \[ t = 12 \]

So, the total number of students in Ms. Garcia's class is 12.

Therefore, the completed equation that models the total number of students \( t \) in Ms. Garcia's class is:

\[ t = 12 \]