Question

At wild west amusement park, malia's favorite ride is the blazing bullet roller coaster. There are 8 cars on the blazing bullet, and each car can hold the same number of people. A total of 48 people can ride on the blazing bullet at one time. Which equation can you use to find the number of people each car can hold? Solve this equation for n to find the number of people each car can hold.

1) 48 ÷ n = 8
2) 8 × n = 48
3) 48 - n = 8
4) 8 + n = 48

Answer 1

To determine the number of people each car can hold on the roller coaster, use the equation 8 × n = 48. Solving for n gives us n = 6, indicating each car holds 6 people.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the number of people each car on the Blazing Bullet roller coaster can hold, given that there are 8 cars and a total of 48 people can ride at one time, we can set up an equation that relates the total number of people to the number of people per car. The correct equation to find the number of people each car can hold (which we'll call n) is 8 × n = 48. This equation says that 8 cars with n people in each car will give a total of 48 people.

To solve for n, divide both sides of the equation by 8:

8 × n / 8 = 48 / 8

n = 6

Therefore, each car can hold 6 people.