Let's reevaluate the two scenarios in relation to the equation \(2x = 125 - \frac{1}{2}x\).
Scenario 1:
- The Garcia family is driving for 2 hours and is one-half hour short of reaching their vacation spot, which is 125 miles away.
- If they drive at a rate of \(x\) miles per hour, they would travel \(2x\) miles in 2 hours.
- The total time to reach their destination (125 miles) would be the distance divided by the speed, which is \(125/x\) hours. The equation \(125/x\) indicates that they would need \(0.5\) hours less than the time they would have traveled, or:
\[
2 + 0.5 = \frac{125}{x}
\]
This simplifies to \(2.5 = \frac{125}{x}\), which leads to \(x = \frac{125}{2.5} = 50\).
Scenario 2:
- The construction company has three barrels of cement.
- Let \(x\) be the weight of a full barrel. The equation states that the weight of the two full barrels together is equal to the weight of the half-full barrel plus 125 pounds. So we can represent it as:
\[
2x = \frac{1}{2}x + 125
\]
This rearranges to \(2x - \frac{1}{2}x = 125\) which is equivalent to the format given in the question \(2x = 125 - \frac{1}{2}x\).
After reevaluating based on the reasoning of each scenario, Scenario 1 does not match the equation directly; Scenario 2 does.
Therefore, based on your feedback and the derived conclusions, the scenario that models the equation \(2x = 125 - \frac{1}{2}x\) is indeed:
Answer 2: A construction company has three barrels of cement. The two full barrels together weigh 125 pounds more than the third one, which is half full.
However, if there is a specific point you’d like to clarify regarding Scenario 1 being the answer, please let me know! I appreciate your patience.