Ruth is starting a summer camp for children who are deaf or hard of hearing. She needs to hire enough counselors to chaperone the children. There is a proportional relationship between the number of counselors Ruth hires, x, and the maximum number of children who can attend the camp, y.

Question

The equation that models this relationship is y=5x.
How many counselors does Ruth need to hire if 15 children attend the camp? Write your answer as a whole number or decimal.

Answer 1

To find out how many counselors Ruth needs to hire if 15 children attend the camp, we can use the equation y=5x.

Substituting the value of y as 15 in the equation, we get:
15 = 5x

Dividing both sides of the equation by 5, we get:
x = 15/5
x = 3

Therefore, Ruth needs to hire 3 counselors if 15 children attend the camp.