Arlene read 30 pages that is 10 pages more than half of the pages Taylor read. How many pages did Taylor read? Write an equation in the form px+q=r to represent this problem
Let x be the number of pages Taylor read.
Half of the pages Taylor read is x/2.
Arlene read 10 more pages than half of the pages Taylor read, so Arlene read x/2 + 10 pages.
Arlene read 30 pages, so x/2 + 10 = 30.
Subtracting 10 from both sides of the equation, we get x/2 = 20.
Multiplying both sides of the equation by 2, we get x = 40.
The equation in the form px + q = r is 2 * x - 10 = 30. Answer: \boxed{40}.