Arlene Read 300 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 equals r2 represent this problem
__x+10=30
errrm anyways heres the answer for the practice
1: 1/2x + 10 = 30
2: 3x + -6 = 63
3: 1.50x + 8.00 = 12.50
4: 75 pages
5: 64 Inches
To solve this problem, we need to translate the given information into an equation. Let's assume that the number of pages Taylor read is represented by the variable 'x'.
According to the problem, Arlene read 300 pages, which is 10 more than half of the pages Taylor read. Mathematically, we can represent this as:
300 = (1/2)x + 10
This equation states that 300 is equal to half of the pages Taylor read (x/2) plus 10 extra pages (represented by +10).
However, the equation you wrote, __x + 10 = 30, does not accurately represent the information provided. Based on the given question, it seems that Taylor read more than 30 pages.
Let's assume that Taylor read x pages.
According to the given information, Arlene read 300 pages, which is 10 pages more than half of the pages Taylor read. Half of the pages Taylor read is x/2, and 10 pages more than that is x/2 + 10.
So, we can set up the equation as follows:
Arlene's pages = Taylor's pages / 2 + 10
300 = x/2 + 10
Rearranging the equation, we get:
x/2 = 300 - 10
x/2 = 290
Now, multiplying both sides of the equation by 2 to solve for x:
x = 2 * 290
x = 580
Therefore, Taylor read 580 pages.
Let's assume that the number of pages Taylor read is represented by 'x'. According to the problem, Arlene read 300 pages, which is 10 pages more than half of the pages Taylor read.
Therefore, we can write the equation as:
300 = (1/2)x + 10
So, the equation in the form PX + q = r, representing this problem, would be:
(1/2)x + 10 = 300