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 = 245-4x

Actually, it is
pages left=total pages-pages read
pages read=(number of pages per hour) times (number of hours)
numbe rof pages per hour=40
x=number of hours
254=total pages
so
y=254-40x, not 4x

what is the question
if it is how many hours to read the book then
0=pages left
0=254-40x
add 40x to both sides
40x=254
divide by 40
x=6.35
6.35 days or aprox 7 days

equation is y=254-40x where y=pages left and x=number of hours read

The first option would be correct if it were one half and not one

i think there was a typo. you wrote pat brings 3 quarts of ice-cream to the party. each serving of ice-cream is 1 6 quart. how many total servings of ice-cream does pat bring to the party? i think the bold is supposed to be 1/6. so 1 quart of ice cream = 6 servings. 6 * 3 = 18.

the answer is 18.