Math, asked by zainabkamali, 1 year ago

June was thinking of a number. June halves the number and gets an answer of 53.7. Form an equation with x from the information.

Answers

Answered by pratyush4211
4

Let Actual Number=x

Half the Number is=53.7

Equation can be

x/2=53.7

Check.

x/2=53.7

x=53.7×2

x=107.4

And Half of Number

107.4/2

=53.4

So,

\boxed{\mathbf{Equation\implies\frac{x}{2}=53.7}}


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Answered by sharonr
2

The equation is: \frac{x}{2} = 53.7

The number June is thinking of is 107.4

Solution:

Given that,

June was thinking of a number

June halves the number and gets an answer of 53.7

Let "x" be the number that June is thinking of

Then, by given information,

June halves the number = 53.7

Which means,

half of "x" = 53.7

Writing it in algebraic expression, we get

\frac{x}{2} = 53.7

Solve for "x"

x = 53.7 \times 2\\\\x = 107.4

Thus, the number he is thinking of is 107.4

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