Question

The father of Maria is x years old. Which expression best represents Maria's age if she is 1 3 of her father's age?

Answer 1

Y = Maria
x = father

y = 1/3x

Answer 2

Answer:

y = $\frac{x}{3}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Father of Maria is x years old. We have to find the expression best represents Maria's age.

Let age of Maria = y years

If Maria is $\frac{1}{3}$ of her father's age then we can write the expression as below.

Age of Maria y = $\frac{x}{3}$.

Therefore answer is " y = $\frac{x}{3}$ "