Arlene read 30 pages that is 10 pages more than half of the pages Taylor read how many pages did Taylor read? Write a equation in the form px +q =r to represent this problem
Let's say Taylor read x number of pages. According to the problem, Arlene read 10 pages more than half of the pages Taylor read. Therefore, half of the pages Taylor read is x/2 and Arlene read x/2 + 10 pages.
Since Arlene read 30 pages, we can set up the equation as follows:
x/2 + 10 = 30
Multiply both sides by 2 to remove the fraction:
x + 20 = 60
Subtract 20 from both sides:
x = 40
Therefore, Taylor read 40 pages. The equation representing this problem in the form px + q = r is:
2(x/2 + 10) = 2(30)
x + 20 = 60