Question

Yohanna swam y yards yesterday. Sheylin swam 5 yards less than half the amount of yards as Yohanna. Write an expression that represents the number of yards Sheylin swam yesterday.

Answer 1

Answer: $\dfrac{1}{2}y-5$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : Yohanna swam y yards yesterday.

If Sheylin swam 5 yards less than half the amount of yards as Yohanna.

Then, the distance swam by Sheylin= $(\dfrac{1}{2}y-5)\text{ yards}$

Therefore, The expression that represents the number of yards Sheylin swam yesterday:

$\dfrac{1}{2}y-5$