Question

Select the choice that translates the following verbal phrase correctly to algebra:

one half of a number decreased by 16

n minus 16 over 2
one halfn − 16
one half(n − 16)
n − one half(16)

Answer 1

The answer is one halfn − 16

Let the number be n.

One half of a number is (1/2n)
decreased by 16 is (-16)

one half of a number decreased by 16 is
1/2n - 16

Or one halfn − 16