On Friday, there were x students at the baseball game. On Monday, there were half as many students at the game as there were on Friday. On Wednesday, there were 32 fewer students at the game as there were on Friday. Which expression could represent the total number of tickets sold for all 3 games?
2 and one-half minus 32
2 and one-half x + 32
3 and one-half x minus 32
3 and one-half x + 32

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On Friday, there were x students at the baseball game. On Monday, there were half as many students at the game as there were on Friday. On Wednesday, there were 32 fewer students at the game as there were on Friday. Which expression could represent the total number of tickets sold for all 3 games?
 2 and one-half minus 32
 2 and one-half x + 32
3 and one-half x minus 32
3 and one-half x + 32

timarion · Answer

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Mercury · Answer

Please be mindful that we are a site to help people learn, not an answer mill.

The number of students on Friday is given as x

"On Monday there were half as many students at the game as there were on Friday" ---> since Friday has (x) students, it naturally follows that Monday has (1/2)x

"On Wednesday, there were 32 fewer students at the game as there were on Friday." ---> naturally, "32 fewer than Friday" translates to (x-32)

now, since it wants the sum of all 3 days, can you try simplifying x + (1/2)x + (x-32) by combining like terms?