Alene read 30 pages. That is 10 pages more than half of the pages Taylor read. How many pages did Taylor read?

Question

Write an equation in the form px+q=r to represent this problem

Answer 1

Let's represent the number of pages Taylor read as x.
Half of the pages Taylor read is (1/2)x.
10 pages more than half of the pages Taylor read is (1/2)x + 10.
And Alene read 30 pages.
So the equation becomes:
(1/2)x + 10 = 30