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:
`(1)/(2)y-5`

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=
`((1)/(2)y-5)\text{ yards}`

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

`(1)/(2)y-5`