Question

One half of a number y is more than 22,what is the inequality?

Answer 1

the answer would be 1/2y > 22

Answer 2

`(1)/(2)y>22`

Explanation:

The given number is y.

One half means
`(1)/(2)`

Hence, the statement "one half of a number y" can be written as
`(1)/(2)y`

Now, it has been given that one half of a number y is more than 22. More than means greater than and it can be represented by the sign >.

Therefore, the statement can be written in inequality form as

`(1)/(2)y>22`