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

Answer 1

Let's say Taylor read x number of pages.
Half of the pages Taylor read is x/2
If Arlene read 10 more pages than half of the pages Taylor read, then Arlene read x/2 + 10 pages.
Since Arlene read 30 pages, we can set up the equation x/2 + 10 = 30
Now, let's solve for x:
x/2 + 10 = 30
Subtracting 10 from both sides, we get:
x/2 = 20
Multiplying both sides of the equation by 2, we get:
x = 40
Therefore, Taylor read 40 pages.