Question

Cierra has 3 more than one half as many purses as Aisha. Define a variable and write an expression to represent the number of purses in Cierra's collection. Then find the number of purses in Cierra's collection if Aisha has 12 purses.

Answer 1

Answer: 9 purses

Explanation:

Let X be the unknown number. Technically X is 12 because it says in the problem. X1/2+3= 12×1/2= 6+3= 9. So, 9 purses

Answer 2

1/2x + 3 1/2(12) + 3 6+3=9 X= number of purses