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Carlos has 2 dollars more than half of the total amount of money his brother has. If x represents the amount of money Carlos's brother has, which expression can be used to represent this situation?

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MrRoyalgo

Answer:

[tex]y = 2 + \frac{1}{2}x[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Represent Carlos with y and his brother with x.

Analysing the statement one after the other:

Half of his brother's amount is: [tex]\frac{1}{2}x[/tex]

$2 more: means we add 2 to [tex]\frac{1}{2}x[/tex]

So, we have: [tex]2 + \frac{1}{2}x[/tex]

The above represent Carlos's amount.

So, the expression is:

[tex]y = 2 + \frac{1}{2}x[/tex]

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