Question

Keenan gives Tisha half of his strawberries. Tisha keeps 4 of the strawberries she got from Keenan and gives the rest to Suvi.

Write an expression for the number of strawberries Tisha gives to Suvi. Use k for the number of strawberries Keenan had when she started.
Could Keenan have started with 6 strawberries? Use your expression to explain why or why not.

Answer 1

Expression: y= x/2-4
No Keenan couldnt have started with 6 strawberries since if he gives half to Tisha she would have 3 strawberries not 4. And the expression would be set up as y=6/2-4 which wouldnt work