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 plus Q equals R to represent this problem the box says blank X plus blank equals blank. What is the answer?
Let's represent the number of pages Taylor read as X.
The number of pages Arlene read is 10 more than half of the pages Taylor read, which means Arlene read (1/2)X + 10 pages.
We are given that Arlene read 30 pages, so we can set up the equation:
(1/2)X + 10 = 30
To solve for X, we can subtract 10 from both sides:
(1/2)X = 20
Then, we can multiply both sides by 2 to get rid of the fraction:
X = 40
Therefore, Taylor read 40 pages.
The equation in the form PX plus Q equals R is:
1X + 10 = 30