Question

What is the expression for 10 less than half a number is 27

Answer 1

$\frac{1}{2}$ n - 10 = 27

let the number be 10 then half this number is $\frac{1}{2}$ n and 10 less is

$\frac{1}{2}$ n - 10

this is 27 meaning equal to 27 thus equation is

$\frac{1}{2}$ n - 10 = 27