equation: half of a number is five.(1 point)

Responses

2x=5
2 x equals 5

x2=5
Start Fraction x over 2 End Fraction equals 5

2x=5
Start Fraction 2 over x End Fraction equals 5

x2+5

1 answer

To express the equation "half of a number is five," we can use the variable \( x \) to represent the unknown number.

Half of the number \( x \) can be expressed as \( \frac{x}{2} \). Therefore, the equation becomes:

\[ \frac{x}{2} = 5 \]

From your response options, the closest representation of this equation is:

Start Fraction x over 2 End Fraction equals 5

This is the correct formulation of the equation based on the statement provided.