Question

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

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

(2 points)
x
+
=

Answer 1

Let x be the pages Taylor read. The equation is (1/2)x + 10 = 30.

Solving: (1/2)x = 20, so x = 40. Taylor read 40 pages.