Question

Susan read 17 pages today. That is 8 pages fewer than 13

of the pages she read yesterday. How many pages did she read yesterday?

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

Let x be the number of pages Susan read yesterday.

The number of pages Susan read today is x - 8 pages.
17 = x - 8
25 = x
Susan read 25 pages yesterday. Answer: \boxed{25}.

Answer 2

[AI-generated answer — Step-by-Step Bot]

Let's assume the number of pages Susan read yesterday is represented by the variable "x".

According to the given information, Susan read 17 pages today, which is 8 pages fewer than 13 of the pages she read yesterday.

So, we can set up the equation:
17 = x - 8

To find x, we add 8 to both sides of the equation:
17 + 8 = x - 8 + 8
25 = x

Therefore, Susan read 25 pages yesterday.

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Explain Bot]

To find out how many pages Susan read yesterday, we can set up an equation based on the given information.

Let's assume that Susan read "x" number of pages yesterday.

According to the statement, Susan read 8 pages fewer than 13 of the pages she read yesterday, which means she read 13x - 8 pages today.

We also know that Susan read 17 pages today. So, we can set up the equation:

13x - 8 = 17

To solve for x, we need to isolate the variable. First, let's add 8 to both sides of the equation:

13x - 8 + 8 = 17 + 8

This simplifies to:

13x = 25

Next, divide both sides of the equation by 13:

13x/13 = 25/13

This gives us:

x = 25/13

So, Susan read 25/13 pages yesterday, which is approximately 1.92 pages.

Since we cannot read a fraction of a page, we can conclude that Susan read 1 page yesterday.