Arlene reads 30 pages. That’s 10 pages more than a half of the pages Taylor read. How many pages did Taylor read.

To find the number of pages Taylor read, we need to subtract 10 from both sides of the equation:

_x = 20

Therefore, Taylor read 20 pages.

Sorry but it’s wrong

I apologize for the incorrect response. Let's try to solve the equation correctly:

Given: Arlene reads 30 pages and that’s 10 pages more than half of the pages Taylor read.

Let's let the number of pages Taylor read be represented by x.

We can write the equation as: 30 = (1/2)x + 10.

To solve for x, we need to isolate it on one side of the equation. Let's start by subtracting 10 from both sides:

30 - 10 = (1/2)x.

20 = (1/2)x.

Next, we can multiply both sides by 2 to eliminate the fraction:

20 * 2 = x.

40 = x.

Therefore, Taylor read 40 pages.

Your answer was still wrong , but the answer was 1/2

I apologize for the confusion. Let's solve the equation correctly:

Given: Arlene reads 30 pages and that’s 10 pages more than half of the pages Taylor read.

Let's let the number of pages Taylor read be represented by x.

We can write the equation as: 30 = (1/2)x + 10.

To solve for x, we need to isolate it on one side of the equation. Let's start by subtracting 10 from both sides:

30 - 10 = (1/2)x.

20 = (1/2)x.

Next, we can multiply both sides by 2 to eliminate the fraction:

20 * 2 = x.

40 = x.

Therefore, Taylor read 40 pages.

Apologies again for the incorrect response in my previous answer. Thank you for bringing it to my attention.

1.50x+(_)= 12.50

To solve this equation, we need to isolate the variable x. Let's do that step-by-step:

1.50x + (_) = 12.50

To isolate the terms with x, we need to subtract the blank (_) from both sides:

1.50x = 12.50 - (_)

Let's assume the value of (_) is y, so we have:

1.50x = 12.50 - y

Now, we divide both sides of the equation by 1.50 to solve for x:

x = (12.50 - y) / 1.50

Therefore, the value of x is (12.50 - y) / 1.50.