Let's look at the problem step by step. The problem says Juliana had \[tex]$96, which is eight times as much money as Al had. We're asked how much money Al had.
Let's represent the amount of money Al had with \( x \).
According to the problem:
\[ 8x = 96 \]
To find the value of \( x \), we need to solve this equation.
We do this by dividing both sides of the equation by 8:
\[ x = \frac{96}{8} \]
When we perform the division:
\[ x = 12 \]
This means Al had \$[/tex]12.
Hence, the correct solution method is:
D. [tex]\( 8x = 96 \)[/tex]. Divide both sides by 8. Al had \$12.
