Eva and Liam are Reading a novel in their English class, Liam has read 17 less pages than Eva has, if they read 265 pages combined, how many pages has Liam read

Question

Eva and Liam are Reading a novel in their English class, Liam has read 17 less pages than Eva has, if they read 265 pages combined, how many pages has Liam read

Answer 1

L=E-17

E+L = 265

E + E -17 = 265

2E = 265+17 = 282

E = 282/2 = 141 pages for Eva

L =141-17 = 124 pages for Liam

141+124 = 265 total pages