Moira needs a total of 214

Question

hours to finish reading a book. Yesterday, she read for 178
hours. Supply the correct numbers to complete the equation that can be used to determine the number of hours, h
, that Moira needs to read to finish the book.

Answer 1

To determine the number of hours \( h \) that Moira still needs to read in order to finish the book, we can set up the equation based on the information provided.

We know that:

• Total hours needed to finish the book = 214 hours
• Hours read yesterday = 178 hours
• Remaining hours needed = \( h \)

We can express this relationship with the equation:

\[ h + 178 = 214 \]

To find \( h \), we can rearrange the equation:

\[ h = 214 - 178 \]

Now, we can calculate:

\[ h = 36 \]

So, Moira needs to read 36 hours to finish the book. The completed equation is:

\[ h + 178 = 214 \]