Question

(please help quickly!!)Emma had to finish her 399-page novel by Friday. She had already read 266 pages. Write and solve an equation to show how many pages Emma had left to read by Friday.

p − 266 = 399; p = 665 pages
p over 266 equals 2; p = 532 pages
p + 266 = 399; p = 133 pages
133p = 266; p = 2 pages

Answer 1

C is the correct answer. If there is a total of 399 pages, adding the pages she has left to the pages she has already read (266 pages) it would equal the total, that she has to read 133 pages still.