Question

Fiona was thinking of a number. Fiona halves the number and gets an answer of 72.8. Form an equation with

x
from the information.

Answer 1

72 = .5x (= 144)

Explanation:

A number is denoted as x.

If we half the number, that means we take it times (1/2) or .5.

That leaves us with .5x

Since that equals 72, we can set it equal to 72

.5x = 72

Answer 2

`(x )/(2) = 72.8`