Final answer:
The equation to determine how many points Jason earned is J + (J/2) = 552, where J represents the points that Jason earned and (J/2) represents Lindsay's points.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student's question involves constructing an equation to determine the number of points Jason earned, given that Lindsay and Jason earned 552 points together, and that Lindsay has half the number of points as Jason.
To solve this, let's introduce a variable to represent the number of points Jason earned. If we call the number of points that Jason earned 'J', then Lindsay earned 'J/2' points as she has half the number of Jason's points. The total number of points they earned is 552, so the equation can be written as:
J + (J/2) = 552
To find out how many points Jason has, you would solve this equation.