Question

the camping club wants to rent rafts. Each raft can hold 8 people. which equation could be used to find how many rafts are needed for 32

Answer 1

8y = 32

Explanation:

We know that each of the raft to be rented by the camping club can hold up to a maximum of 8 people.

We can use the simple ratio method to find out how many rafts are needed for 32 people.

Supposing the number of rafts needed for 32 people to be y, we can write it as:

`(1 raft)/(y) = (8 people)/(32 people)`

`8y = 32` or
`y = (32)/(8)`

Answer 2

32 = 8y

or

y = 32/8

Explanation:

Each raft can hold 8 people.

If x = 8y, where "x" is the number of people and "y" is the number raft.

Given: The number of people 32

32 = 8y

y = 32/8

When we solve, we get y =4, 4 rafts needed.

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