Question

Select the equation that represents the problem. Let × represent the unknown number.Mr. Harris divided the 32 students in her class into groups. There are 8 students in each group. How many groups are in the class?A. 32 - × = 8B. × + 8 = 32C. 8× = 32D. 32× = 8

Answer 1

The scenario involves grouping 32 students by dividing them into a group consisting of 8 members.

To make an equation in getting the number of groups it'll be, we will divide the 32 students by 8 and let x represents the number of groups.

Let,

8x = A group consisting of 8 students.

Therefore, the equation for this problem is:

$\text{ 8x = 32}$

The number of groups must be equal to the total number of students (32) when being multiplied by 8 (8 members per group).

Therefore, the answer is letter C.