Part A: The equation to find the number of pages Jennifer read was B. [tex]4(240 +p)=1,860.[/tex]
Part B: Jennifer read 225 pages.
Step-by-step explanation:
Step 1:
Marty read 4 times of what Nelson and Jennifer read combined.
This can be written as
The total pages Marty read = 4 (pages read by Nelson + pages read by Jennifer).
It is also given that Marty read 1,860 pages while Nelson read 240 pages. Substituting these values in the above equation, we get
[tex]1,860 = 4(240 +p)[/tex] where p is the number of pages Jennifer read. This is option B.
Step 2:
To solve for p, we solve the above equation.
[tex]1,860 = 4(240 +p) = 960 + 4p[/tex]
[tex]4p = 1,860- 960 = 900, 4p = 900, p = 225.[/tex]
So the Jennifer read 225 pages.
