Question

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Lourdes is reading a biography for her history class. She reads 30 pages each day. After 9 days, Lourdes has read 3/5 of the biography. Write a linear equation to represent the number of pages Lourdes still has to read after x days.
y = []x + []
(Use above format to write the equation.)

What does the y-intercept of this linear equation represent?
A. Pages already read
B. Pages in book
C. Pages read each day
D. Days to finish

Answer 1

The linear equation is y = 450 - 30 x, where y is the number of pages

Lourdes has left to read after x days

Explanation:

Each day, Lourdes reads 30 pages of a 450-page book

- We need to write a linear equation to represent the number of pages

Lourdes has left to read after x days

∵ Lourdes reads 30 pages each day

∵ Lourdes will read for x days

∴ The number of pages Lourdes will read in x day = 30 x

- The left pages will be the difference between the total pages of the

book and the pages Lourdes read

∵ The book has 450 pages

∵ Loured will read 30 x in x days

∴ The number of pages left = 450 - 30 x

- Assume that y represents the number of pages Lourdes has left

to read after x days

∴ y = 450 - 30 x

The linear equation is y = 450 - 30 x, where y is the number of

pages Lourdes has left to read after x days