Question

The father of Maria is x years old. Which expression best represents Maria's age if she is 1 3 of her father's age?

Answer 1

y = Maria
x = father

y = 1/3x

Answer 2

y =
`(x)/(3)`

Explanation:

Father of Maria is x years old. We have to find the expression best represents Maria's age.

Let age of Maria = y years

If Maria is
`(1)/(3)` of her father's age then we can write the expression as below.

Age of Maria y =
`(x)/(3)`.

Therefore answer is " y =
`(x)/(3)` "