Sammy reads the same number of pages from his book each night. The expression 228 - 12x shows how many pages he has left to read on any given night. What does the number 12 in the second term represent?

the total number of pages Sammy has read so far
the total number of pages in Sammy's book
the number of pages Sammy reads each night
the total number of nights Sammy has been reading

Question

Sammy reads the same number of pages from his book each night. The expression 228 - 12x shows how many pages he has left to read on any given night. What does the number 12 in the second term represent?
 
    the total number of pages Sammy has read so far
    the total number of pages in Sammy's book
    the number of pages Sammy reads each night
    the total number of nights Sammy has been reading

anonymous · Answer

12 is how many pages he reads per night

anonymous · Answer

What would 12x represent? The total number of nights he's been reading right? @OopsItsSeraphina

texaschic101 · Answer

wait....12 is the number of pages he reads each night