Jace must read a chapter of his book for a homework assignment. The chapter has thirty-two full pages and Jace has already read seventeen point five . Which equation will tell us the number of pages Jace still has to read

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Jace must read a chapter of his book for a homework assignment. The chapter has thirty-two  full pages and Jace has already read seventeen point five . Which equation will tell us the number of pages Jace still has to read

anonymous · Answer

Do you have answer choices? owo

anonymous · Answer

yes
a) p+32=17.5
b) 17.5+32=p
c) 32+p=17.5
d) p+17.5=32

anonymous · Answer

If you were to express that paragraph with a wordy equation, you'd get something like

Pages Left = Total Pages - Pages Read

So just substitute the numbers in and you'll get

P = 32 - 17.5

That can then be rearranged to reach an answer that matches your given choices

anonymous · Answer

It'd be D because 
p+17.5=32
Subtract 17.5 on both sides! 
So...: 32-17.5=p 
And 32-17.5 is 14.5
So p=14.5

anonymous · Answer

thankyou so much!