Ron is 122 pages into his adventure novel, and he can't wait to finish it tonight. Luckily, he reads quickly, 45 pages per hour. Write an equation that shows the relationship between the number of hours Ron spends reading tonight, \( x \), and total number of pages he has read, \( y \). \( y= \) Submit

If Ron is already 122 pages into the novel and reads 45 pages per hour, the total number of pages he will read after spending \( x \) hours can be expressed by adding the pages he has already read to the product of his reading speed and the number of hours. Therefore, the equation representing the relationship is: \( y = 122 + 45x \) This shows that for each hour \( x \) he spends reading, he adds 45 pages to the initial 122 pages he has already read. Happy reading, Ron!