Question

Which expression represents the phrase, "one third the sum of 12 and a number"? can i get the answer to this

Answer 1

Consider the phrase:

"one third the sum of 12 and a number"

We have to determine the expression to this phrase.

Let the number be 'x'

$\frac{1}{3} \times (12+x)$

= $4 + \frac{x}{3}$

Therefore, $4+ \frac{x}{3}$ represents the expression to the given phrase.