Question

An author writes 22 pages of her book each week she has already written 58 pages and expect to have 280 pages in her first draft how long will it take the author to finish her first draft

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Answer 1

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Answer:

  (a)  22w +58 = 280

Step-by-step explanation:

At 22 pages each week, after w weeks, the author will have written 22w pages. When this is added to the number already written, the result is the expected total:

  22w +58 = 280

Solving this will tell how many weeks it will take.