Write an equation that shows there are 8 times as many football players than soccer players

y = 8x

Step-by-step explanation:

Let:

y be football players and

x be soccer players.

"there are 8 times as many football players than soccer players ".

To get the number of football players, we need to find out the number of soccer players.

So,

football players = 8 times soccer players

y = 8 times x

y = 8x