What's the equation for the sum of a number,x, and 1/2 equal 4

Answer 1

This problem just requires you to understand and translate language into equations. A sum is what is the answer to addition. So the sum of x (which we can think of as "some number") and ½ is x + ½. And you are told that the sum (represented by x + ½) is equal to 4. Therefore x + ½ = 4.

You can then go a step further and try to solve for x by subtracting ½ from both sides of the equal sign. You can find what x is by saying 4 - 1/2 = x. Try it out!

Hope that helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.

Answer 2

Hi Ramona,

Sum means you are adding. Equation means we need to have an = sign. You want to add a number, x, and 1/2. This number, x, plus 1/2 equals 4.

So x plus 1/2 equals 4

x + 1/2 = 4