SOLUTION: the second math test was worth half as many points as the first test. Write an expression for the total number of points on the 2 tests.

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Question 538145: the second math test was worth half as many points as the first test. Write an expression for the total number of points on the 2 tests.
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the second math test was worth half as many points as the first test. Write an expression for the total number of points on the 2 tests.

1 test: a
total of the 2: b

1/2a + a = b

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