the second math test was worth half as many points as the first. write and expression for the total number of points on the 2 tests

Question

how do i even do this. i did it but got like everything wrong

Answer 1

Let x = the number of points the first test is worth

And x/2 = the number of points the second test is worth

T= the total number of points for the two tests

 

Thus, the expression for the total number of points for the two test is:

 

T=x+x/2=3x/2