Question

14. Joe has 3 more than half the number of pets his

friend does. Joe has 4 pets. He represented this
situation with the following equation: 4 = 3+x.
2
1
To figure out how many pets his friend has, Joe wants
to subtract a number from four. He will then multiply the
result by a number to determine how many pets his
friend has
What number should Joe subtract?
What number should Joe multiply by?

Answer 1

He should subtract 3 from 4 and then multiply by 2.

Explanation:

4 = 3 + 1/2x

1 = 1/2 x

2 = x