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.
Let's assume that Taylor read x pages. According to the problem, Arlene read 10 more pages than half of the pages Taylor read, so she read (x/2) + 10 pages.
The total number of pages Arlene read is 30, so we can write the equation: (x/2) + 10 = 30.
To put it in the required format, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 2 to eliminate the fraction: x + 20 = 60.
Subtracting 20 from both sides of the equation, we get: x = 40.
Therefore, Taylor read 40 pages.
Let's assume the number of pages Taylor read as "x."
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.
Therefore, Arlene read x/2 + 10 pages.
We are given that Arlene read 30 pages, so we can write the equation as follows:
x/2 + 10 = 30
To find the number of pages Taylor read, we can set up an equation using the information given in the problem.
Let's say the number of pages Taylor read is represented by the variable "x".
According to the problem, Arlene read 30 pages, which is 10 pages more than half of the pages Taylor read. Half of the pages Taylor read can be represented as "(1/2)x", and 10 pages more than that would be "(1/2)x + 10".
So, the equation can be written as:
(1/2)x + 10 = 30
Now, let's convert this equation into the form px + q = r:
Multiply both sides of the equation by 2 to remove the fraction:
2 * [(1/2)x + 10] = 2 * 30
x + 20 = 60
Rearrange the equation to isolate x:
x = 60 - 20
x = 40
Therefore, Taylor read 40 pages.