Question

eva and Liam are reading a novel in their English class. Liam has read 17 pages less than eva has. if they had read 265 pages combined, how many pages had Liam read?

Answer 1

Let x= # pages Liam read
x + (x+17) = 265
2x + 17 = 265
-17.          -17
2x=248
x=124
Liam read 124 pages

Answer 2

265/2=132.5
132.5 - 17 = 115.5

Liam read 115 and a half pages
Eva read 149 and a half pages