Question

The Sears Tower is 225 meters tall plus one-half of its height. How tall is it?

I know this is simple, but I just can't remember how to write out the initial question, I was always bad at story problems.

I started with.

225 1
--- + -
1 2

Answer 1

\[225+\frac{1}{2}225\]

Answer 2

What Zarkon said...

Answer 3

So if my math is correct it would be 337.5 meters?

Question: How did you do the 1/2 as a fraction on here? I can't find the symbols, lol.

Answer 4

\frac{1}{2}

Answer 5

Of course, you would have to open equation editor first in order for that to work.

Answer 6

just put the above between


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Answer 7

and this

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Answer 8

\[\frac{1}{2} \]

Answer 9

\[225 + \frac{1}{2}225 : 225 + \frac{1}{2}(\frac{225}{1}) : 225 + \frac{225}{2} : \frac{225}{1} + \frac{225}{2} : \frac{225(2)}{1(2)} + \frac{225}{2} : \frac{450}{2} + \frac{225}{2} : \frac{675}{2} = 335.5\]

Answer 10

So.. is that right? The end got cut off, it should be = 337.5.

The : in the equation line denotes going down a line to start the next step of the problem.

Answer 11

\[225+\frac{1}{2}225=225(1+.5)=225\cdot 1.5=337.5\]

Answer 12

Alright, thanks :)