Let x represent the number of hours you read a book and y represent the total number of pages you have read. You have already read 70 pages and can read 30 pages per hour. Write an equation relating x hours and y pages you read. Then predict the total number of pages you will have read after another 3 hours.

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Jan Spence

Mathematics

29 November, 23:57

Let x represent the number of hours you read a book and y represent the total number of pages you have read. You have already read 70 pages and can read 30 pages per hour. Write an equation relating x hours and y pages you read. Then predict the total number of pages you will have read after another 3 hours.

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Thyme · Answer 1

X=number of hours you read

y=number of pages

y=30x+70

number of pages after 3 hours:

y=30 (3) + 70

y=90+70

y=160

therefore, 160 pages after 3 hours