Half the sum of \( x \) and \( y \) decreased by one-third of \( y \).
Answer (2)
The expression that represents half the sum of x and y decreased by one-third of y is ((x + y)/2) - (y/3). ;
The expression representing half the sum of x and y decreased by one-third of y is 6 3 x + y . To arrive at this, we first calculate half the sum and one-third of y , then find a common denominator to simplify the expression.
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