Question

The width of a rectangle is 6 less than half the length. If x represents the length, which equation could be used to find the width, y, of the rectangle?

Answer 1

answers Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:
`\bold{y=(1)/(2)x-6}`

Explanation:

x represents length

y represents width which is 6 less than half of the length

• less means subtract
• than means switch the order
• half means divide by two (or one divided by two)
• of means multiply

Replace each word with its math symbol and you get:
`(1)/(2)x-6`