Question

Select the correct answer.
Shaun and Trudy are selling raffle tickets. So far, Shaun has sold x tickets. Trudy has sold 3 more tickets than half the number of tickets that Shaun sold. Which expression represents the number of raffle tickets that Shaun and Trudy have sold altogether?
A.
x + 3
B.
x + 3
C.
x + 3
D.
x + 3
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Answer 1

The correct expression for the number of raffle tickets Shaun and Trudy have sold altogether is:

1. Shaun has sold \( x \) tickets.
2. Trudy has sold \( 3 \) more than half the number of tickets that Shaun sold, which is \( \frac{x}{2} + 3 \).

To find the total number of tickets sold by both Shaun and Trudy, we can add these two amounts together:

\[
\text{Total tickets} = x + \left(\frac{x}{2} + 3\right)
\]
\[
= x + \frac{x}{2} + 3
\]
\[
= \frac{2x}{2} + \frac{x}{2} + 3
\]
\[
= \frac{3x}{2} + 3
\]

However, since no options were given as \(\frac{3x}{2} + 3\), I suspect there has been an oversight, as the given options all appear to be the same: \(x + 3\).

Given the context of the problem and if those are the only options, the answer must align closest to the expression set, which doesn't seem to fully represent the condition for Trudy. If strictly limited to the provided answers, none actually represent the accurate interpretation based on how Trudy's contributions are described.

Please double-check the answer choices, as they seem to have repeated the same option with no correct representation of Trudy's sales included.