Question

sharita does special typing jobs for scientist. she charges 16$ for the first 3 pages and 3$ for each additional page of scientific typing Sonia,a a biologist paid 106$ to have a research paper typed how many pages long was Sonia's paper

Answer 1

Answer: 33 pages

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent the total number of pages typed by Sharita.

The cost of the first 3 pages = $ 16

Each additional page cost $3

Total amount paid = $106

since the first 3 pages cost $16 , and x represent the total pages , then the remaining pages will be x - 3

Also , since each additional page cost $3 , the cost of the remaining pages will be 3 ( x - 3)

Combining this , we have

16 + 3 ( x -3 ) = 106

16 + 3x - 9 = 106

7 + 3x      = 106

      3x = 106 - 7

       3x = 99

        x = 33

therefore ,Sonia's paper was 33 pages long