HELP ASAP!
Student J and Student K are both reading the same book for class assignment. Student J reads 20 pages of the book each day. Student K starts reading 2 days after student J starts reading, and Student K reads 30 pages of the book each day.
Instructions: Define One variable and write an equation that represents the infomation given. Determine the number of days student J starts reading when both of the students will have read the same number of pages of the book. Show/explain your work/answer
HELP ASAP
Let x represent the number of days Student J has been reading.
Student J's equation: 20x
Student K's equation: 30(x-2)
We want to find the number of days when both students have read the same number of pages.
20x = 30(x-2)
20x = 30x - 60
-10x = -60
x = 6
Therefore, it will take 6 days for both students to have read the same number of pages.