Question

Liam is reading a 254 page book for school.
He can read 40 pages in one hour. The equation
for the number of pages he has left to read is
y% 254 - 40x, where x is the number of hours
he reads. What does the -40 represent in the
equation?
A. The total number of pages to read
B.total number of hours to read the book
C.The total number of pages in the book
D.The number of pages decreasing per hour

Answer 1

Answer:

I believe it's D

Step-by-step explanation:

It says he reads 40 pages per hour.

254 is the total

x is the hours

and 40 is pages read per hour

Answer 2

D because he reads 40 pages an hour so he reads more per hour so it’s decreasing what he has left to read