Question

Clarence has already taken 15 pages of notes on his own, and he will take 5 pages during each hour of class. In all, how many hours will Clarence have to spend in class before he will have a total of 60 pages of notes in his notebook? Write and solve an equation to find the answer

Answer 1

Equation:

60 = 15+5x

x=# of hours

1) Subtract 15 from each side: 45=5x

2) Divide by 5 on both sides: x=9

It will take him 9 hours, since x is the amount of hours