Eva has read 141 pages and Liam has read 124 pages.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let,
Pages read by Eva = x
Pages read by Liam = y
According to given statement;
x+y=265 Eqn 1
y=x-17 Eqn 2
Putting value of y from Eqn 2 in Eqn 1
[tex]x+(x-17)=265\\x+x-17=265\\2x-17=265\\2x=265+17\\2x=282[/tex]
Dividing both sides by 2
[tex]\frac{2x}{2}=\frac{282}{2}\\x=141[/tex]
Putting x=141 in Eqn 2
[tex]y=141-17\\y=124[/tex]
Eva has read 141 pages and Liam has read 124 pages.
Keywords: Linear equation, substitution method
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