Let x represent the number of pages Taylor read.
Half of the pages Taylor read is x/2.
10 pages more than half of the pages Taylor read is (x/2) + 10.
The equation to represent this problem is 30 = (x/2) + 10.
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.
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