Let's assume that Taylor read x number of pages.
According to the problem, Arlene read 10 pages more than half of the pages Taylor read. Half of the pages Taylor read is x/2, and 10 pages more than that is (x/2) + 10.
So, Arlene read (x/2) + 10 pages.
Now, we know that Arlene read 30 pages. So, the equation becomes:
(x/2) + 10 = 30
To represent this problem in the form px + q = r, we can rearrange the equation as:
(x/2) - 20 = 0
So, the equation in the form px + q = r is:
(1/2)x - 20 = 0
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.
_x+_=_
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