Question

Which model represents this word problem? Tom read 12 pages of a book. There are 30 pages left to read. How many total pages are in the book?

Answer 1

there are 42

Explanation:

because 12 + 30 = 42 hope this helps =)

Answer 2

• Call the total amount of books T

• T - 30 = 12
• T = 30 + 12 = 42