Question

Katie gives Maggie half of her pencils. Maggie keeps 5 and gives the rest to jamil. Write an expression for the number of pencils Maggie gives to jamil

Answer 1

Answer

Write an expression for the number of pencils Maggie gives to jamil.

To prove

Let us assume that the number of pencils Katie have = x

As given

Katie gives Maggie half of her pencils.

$Katie\ gives\ Maggie\ half\ of\ her\ pencils = \frac{1x}{2}$

As given

Maggie keeps 5 and gives the rest to jamil.

Thus

$Number\ of\ pencils\ Maggie\ gives\ to\ jamil = \frac{1x}{2} - 5$

Therefore the expression for the number of pencils Maggie gives to jamil are  $\frac{1x}{2} - 5$.