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

Answer 1

Let x be the number of pages Eva has read.
Liam has read x - 17 pages.
x + x - 17 = 265
2x = 282
x = <<141=141>>141
Liam has read 141 - 17 = <<141-17=124>>124 pages. Answer: \boxed{124}.