On Monday, Mr. Roberts drove 42 miles.
On Tuesday, he drove 5 miles more than half the distance he drove on Monday.
Which expression shows how you could find the distance, in miles, Mr. Roberts drove on Tuesday?
A.
(
42
−
5
)
×
2
B.
42
−
(
5
×
2
)
C.
(
42
÷
2
)
−
5
D.
(
42
÷
2
)
+
5
use pemdas
None of the given expressions correctly represent the situation described. We can start by expressing Tuesday's distance in terms of Monday's distance:
Let $x$ be the distance Mr. Roberts drove on Monday. Then, on Tuesday, he drove $5$ miles more than half of $x$:
$$\frac{x}{2} + 5$$
Therefore, the expression that represents Tuesday's distance in terms of Monday's distance is:
$$\frac{x}{2} + 5$$
Option $\text{(E)}$ None of the above.