Question

Carlos has 2 dollars more than half of the total amount of money his brother has. If x represents the amount of money Carlos's brother has, which expression can be used to represent this situation?

Answer 1

Answer:

$y = 2 + \frac{1}{2}x$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Represent Carlos with y and his brother with x.

Analysing the statement one after the other:

Half of his brother's amount is: $\frac{1}{2}x$

$2 more: means we add 2 to $\frac{1}{2}x$

So, we have: $2 + \frac{1}{2}x$

The above represent Carlos's amount.

So, the expression is:

$y = 2 + \frac{1}{2}x$