eva and liam are reading a novel in their english class. Liam has read 17 less pages that eva has. id they have read 265 pages combined, how many pages has liam read?

Answer 1

Let's assume that Eva has read x pages.
Therefore, Liam has read x - 17 pages.
The total number of pages read by Eva and Liam is x + (x - 17) = 265.
Combining like terms, we get 2x - 17 = 265.
Adding 17 to both sides of the equation, we get 2x = 282.
Dividing both sides of the equation by 2, we get x = 141.
Therefore, Liam has read x - 17 = 141 - 17 = <<141-17=124>>124 pages. Answer: \boxed{124}.