Question

How do you write 10 less than half a number as 27 as an equation

Answer 1

Let

x--------> the number

we know that

The expression is equal to

`(x)/(2) -10=27\\ \\(x)/(2)=27+10\\ \\(x)/(2)=37\\ \\x=74`

therefore

the answer is

`(x)/(2) -10=27`