Question

william has read 8 of the 16 chapters in his assigned book. he plans to finish the book by reading c chapters for each 2 days. write an equation to represent this situation

Answer 1

`(c)/(2 \: days) = 8 \: chapters`

Explanation:

the number of chapters left to be read by William is

the number of chapters left to be read by William is 16-8= 8 chapters

the number of chapters to read for each two days can be expressed as

`(c)/(2 \: days)`

so equating it to the number of chapters left we would have

`(c)/(2 \: days) = 8 \: chapters`

Answer 2

`\sf Equation\: is: \sf 8 + 2c \cdot d = 16`

Explanation:

The equation that represents this situation is:

`\sf 8 + 2c \cdot d = 16`

Where:

• 8 represents the chapters William has already read.
• 2c represents the number of chapters he plans to read every 2 days (since he reads c chapters per 2 days).
• d represents the number of sets of 2 days he plans to read.

• 16 represents the total number of chapters in the book.

This equation states that the sum of the chapters William has already read and the chapters he plans to read in 2c increments over d sets of 2 days should equal the total number of chapters in the book.