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)

Answer 1

Let x be the number of pages Taylor read.
Half of the pages Taylor read is x/2.
Arlene read 10 pages more than half of the pages Taylor read, so she read (x/2) + 10 pages.

The equation is:
(x/2) + 10 = 30.

Answer 2

wrong