Answer:
-4
Step-by-step explanation:
Try writing the question in variable form using x as "a number"
[tex]\frac{1}{2} x - 3 = -5[/tex]
add 5 to the right side of the equal sign and then do the same thing to the left of the equal sign (do the opposite of the number to both sides)
[tex]\frac{1}{2} x +2 = 0[/tex]
now we kind of do the same process but with the number 2. Subtract two from the left and right side
[tex]\frac{1}{2}x = -2[/tex]
now since this equation is saying "multiply one half by x" we can do the OPPOSITE so now divide one half from both sides
[tex]x= \frac{-2}{.5}[/tex]
NOTICE THAT I CONVERTED 1/2 to .5 they mean the same thing
so now just divide -2 by .5
the answer is -4
