Question

Wren and Jenni are reading the same book. Wren is on page 12 and reads 3 pages every night. Jenni is on page 7 and reads 4 pages every night. After how many nights will they have read the same number of pages? How many pages will that be?

Answer 1

After 5 nights they will have read the same number of pages. It would be 27 pages.

Explanation:

12+3x=7+4x

12=7+x

5=x

12+3(5)=27

7+4(5)=27

Hope this helps!:)

Answer 2

Wren: 12+ 3x
Jenni: 7+4x
So set them equal to each other to find the answer for how many nights it would take.

12+3x=7+4x
5+3x=4x
5=x
So 5 NIGHTS

To find how many pages that is, plug in 5 for either equation.
7+4(5)= 27
12+3(5)= 27
So 27 PAGES