Question

Can someone help me I posted this before but I didn't get an answer Alex needs to represent this statement as an inequality. Half of a number is more than one and one-third. Drag and drop a symbol to correctly complete the inequality​?

Answer 1

To represent the statement 'Half of a number is more than one and one-third' as an inequality, we can use the symbol > (greater than). The inequality would be 'x/2 > 8/3'.

Step-by-step explanation:

To represent the statement 'Half of a number is more than one and one-third' as an inequality, we can use the symbol > (greater than). Let's say the number is represented by 'x'. The inequality would be:

x/2 > 1 + 1/3

To simplify this inequality, we can first convert the mixed number 1 + 1/3 to an improper fraction. It becomes 4/3. So the inequality becomes:

x/2 > 4/3

Now, we can multiply both sides of the inequality by 2 to isolate 'x'. This yields:

x > (4/3) * 2

Simplifying further, we have:

x > 8/3

So the inequality that represents the statement is:

x > 8/3