you can read 10 pages per hour. You need to read at least 115 pages of a book for your English class. Let "t" represent the amount of time you spent reading

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australopithecus · Answer

we know,

1hour*10 = 10 pages
2hour*10 = 20 pages
3hour*10 = 30 pages

can you think of an equation based on this that would solve your problem?

australopithecus · Answer

remember a function is just an input and an output

the input in this case would be time, t
the out put would be the number of pages

mathlegend · Answer

Think it about it like this if I could read 5 pages per hour and I need to read 25 pages of a book. How much time did I spend reading?

mathlegend · Answer

How many hours would it take for you to finish the book?

mathlegend · Answer

Hope that helps but the best explanation is what Australopithecus said read his example carefully

mathlegend · Answer

Relate his/her example back to your problem