Question 271217
1.) First of all we need to put the problem into numbers --> {{{(1/2)(x-1)=37}}}
   Ie: one half of the difference x-1

2.) The next step is to divide both sides by the {{{1/2}}} which is equivalent to multiplying by 2 which gives us --> {{{x-1=74}}}

3.) The final step is to add one to both sides which leads us to our final answer --> {{{x=75}}}