Question

1. a. stephanie spent half of her money at the store. define a variable and write an algebraic expression to show how much money lajla has now.

expression:

b. if stephanie started off with $58, use your expression to find how much money she has now.
answer ______

Explanation:

Step1: Define variable for initial money

Let $x$ = initial amount of money Stephanie had.

Step2: Write expression for remaining money

Since she spent half, remaining money is $\frac{1}{2}x$.

Step3: Substitute initial value $x=58$

Substitute $x=58$ into $\frac{1}{2}x$: $\frac{1}{2} \times 58$

Step4: Calculate the remaining amount

$\frac{1}{2} \times 58 = 29$

Answer:

a. Expression: $\boldsymbol{\frac{1}{2}x}$ (where $x$ is the initial money Stephanie had)
b. $\boldsymbol{\$29}$