Question

Gary has read 30 pages of his book. Each day he wants to read 15 pages until he finishes the book which has a total of 180 pages. Write an equation to represent the situation

Answer 1

30 + 15x = 180

Step-by-step explanation

We have that Gary has read 30 pages of his book.

He wants to read 15 pages every day till he finishes the 180 pages.

Let the number of days it will take him be x.

This means that after reading 15 pages for x days, he will have read:

15 * x = 15x

Therefore, the total number of pages he will have read (180) will be:

30 + 15x = 180

That is the equation that represents the situation.