Question

Write a word problem for the equation.
1/2 (x-4) = 1/3x + 2

Answer 1

Half the age of Carlos four years ago is 2 years more than one-third his current age.

Explanation:

We want to write a word problem for the equation.

`(1)/(2) (x - 4) = (1)/(3)x + 2`

Let x represent the present age of Carlos.

Four years ago, Carlos was x-4 years.

Half his age four years ago is ½(x-4)

Two years more than one-third his current age is ⅓x+2