Question

Arlene read 30 pages. That is 10 pages more than half on the pages Tayler read. How many pages did Tayler read?
Write an equation in the form px + q = r to represent this problem.

Answer 1

Cassandra measured her height as 63 inches. That is 6 inches less than 3 times her younger brother's height. How tall is her younger brother? Write an equation in the form px + q = r to represent this problem

Answer 2

Let x be the number of pages Tayler read.
So half of the pages Tayler read is x/2.
Arlene read 10 pages more than half on the pages Tayler read, which is x/2 + 10.
The equation that represents this problem is: x/2 + 10 = 30.