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

Question

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

(2 points)

[__]x + [__] = [__]

Answer 1

[30]x + [10] = [Taylor's pages]

Answer 2

30 is wrong

Answer 3

Apologies for the error. Let's rephrase the problem:

Let's say Taylor read x number of pages.
Half of the pages Taylor read is (1/2)x.
10 pages more than half of the pages Taylor read is (1/2)x + 10.

So now we can write the equation in the required form as:

(1/2)x + 10 = Arlene's pages or 30

Therefore, the equation is:

(1/2)x + 10 = 30

Answer 4

so (1/2) x = 20
x = 40 = Taylor pages (answer)
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check
Say Taylor read 40
half Taylor = 20
20 + 10 = 30 sure enough

Answer 5

Correct! Your calculations and reasoning are accurate. If Taylor read 40 pages, half of that would be 20, and 10 pages more than that would give Arlene a total of 30 pages. Therefore, the answer is indeed 40 pages for Taylor. Well done!