Solve 1/2(y-3)

$$\frac{ 1 }{ 2 } (y-3)$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{y-3}{2}$$

Solution Steps

Use the distributive property to multiply \frac{1}{2} by y-3.

$$\frac{1}{2}y+\frac{1}{2}\left(-3\right)$$

Multiply \frac{1}{2} and -3 to get \frac{-3}{2}.

$$\frac{1}{2}y+\frac{-3}{2}$$

Fraction \frac{-3}{2} can be rewritten as -\frac{3}{2} by extracting the negative sign.

$$\frac{1}{2}y-\frac{3}{2}$$

Expand

$$\frac{y-3}{2}$$

Solution Steps

Use the distributive property to multiply \frac{1}{2} by y-3.

$$\frac{1}{2}y+\frac{1}{2}\left(-3\right)$$

Multiply \frac{1}{2} and -3 to get \frac{-3}{2}.

$$\frac{1}{2}y+\frac{-3}{2}$$

Fraction \frac{-3}{2} can be rewritten as -\frac{3}{2} by extracting the negative sign.

$$\frac{1}{2}y-\frac{3}{2}$$