Question

The quarderback completed 8 more than half of the passes he attempted. Let p = the number of passes attempted. Write an expression for the number of passes completed.

Answer 1

If p is the number of passes attempted, then we need to convert the sentence part "8 more than half of the passes" into a mathematical expression. This expression would be (p/2)+8.

Answer 2

0.5p + 8 because the quarterback completed 8 more passes (the "+ 8" part) than half the number of passes he attempted (the "0.5p" part).