Question

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Answer 1

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Answer:

C) 1/2 (x+5) = 36

Step-by-step explanation:

Multiply 2 too both sides:

1/2 * 2 (x + 5) = 36 * 2

(x + 5) = 72

Subtract 5 too both sides:

x + 5 - 5 = 72 - 5

Simplify:

x = 67

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Answer 2

Answer:

C) 1/2 (x+5) = 36

George started with 70 rocks

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: After getting 5 new rocks, George gave half of his rock collection to Susan. If George gave Susan 36 rocks.

Let "x" be number of rocks that George started with.

After getting 5 new rocks.

He will have (x + 5) rocks.

George gave half of his rock collection to Susan.

(x + 5) /2 has given to Susan which is 36

Which can be written as

$\frac{x + 5}{2} = 36$

This can be rewritten as:

$\frac{1}{2} (x + 5) = 36$

The answer is C) $\frac{1}{2}(x + 5) = 36$

To find the number of rocks George started with, we need to solve the above equation.

Multiply by both sides by 2, we get

(x + 2) = 2(36)

x + 2 = 72

Subtracting 2 from both sides, we get

x + 2 - 2 = 72 - 2

x = 70

So, George started with 70 rocks