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27-12-2016
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Select the choice that translates the following verbal phrase correctly to algebra:

one half of a number decreased by 16

n minus 16 over 2

one halfn − 16

one half(n − 16)

n − one half(16)

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JcAlmighty JcAlmighty

29-12-2016

The answer is one halfn − 16

Let the number be n.

One half of a number is (1/2n)
decreased by 16 is (-16)

one half of a number decreased by 16 is
1/2n - 16

Or one halfn − 16

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