Question

on tuesday jack bought four boxes. on wednesday half of all the boxes that he had were destroyed. write an expression for how many boxes jack has now. a. \\(\frac{b + 4}{2}\\) b. \\(\frac{1}{2} + 4b\\) c. \\(\frac{1}{2}b + 4\\) d. \\(4b - \frac{1}{2}b\\) reset selection

Explanation:

Step1: Define initial boxes

Let initial boxes be \( b \).

Step2: Boxes after Tuesday

After buying 4, total is \( b + 4 \).

Step3: Boxes after Wednesday

Half destroyed, so remaining is \( \frac{b + 4}{2} \).

Answer:

A. \(\frac{b + 4}{2}\)