Solve 1/2(x-9)

$$\frac { 1 } { 2 } ( x - 9 )$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{x-9}{2}$$

Solution Steps

Use the distributive property to multiply \frac{1}{2} by x-9.

$$\frac{1}{2}x+\frac{1}{2}\left(-9\right)$$

Multiply \frac{1}{2} and -9 to get \frac{-9}{2}.

$$\frac{1}{2}x+\frac{-9}{2}$$

Fraction \frac{-9}{2} can be rewritten as -\frac{9}{2} by extracting the negative sign.

$$\frac{1}{2}x-\frac{9}{2}$$

Expand

$$\frac{x-9}{2}$$

Solution Steps

Use the distributive property to multiply \frac{1}{2} by x-9.

$$\frac{1}{2}x+\frac{1}{2}\left(-9\right)$$

Multiply \frac{1}{2} and -9 to get \frac{-9}{2}.

$$\frac{1}{2}x+\frac{-9}{2}$$

Fraction \frac{-9}{2} can be rewritten as -\frac{9}{2} by extracting the negative sign.

$$\frac{1}{2}x-\frac{9}{2}$$