Find an equation of the line that passes through (3,4) and parallel to 4x-2y=5

Rachel reads 1/5 of the pages of a book plus 12 pages on the first day. on the second day, she reads 1/4 of the remaining pages plus 15 pages. on the third day, she reads 1/3 of the remaining pages plus 18 pages. on the fourth day, she reads the remaining 70 pages. how many total pages are in the book?

Ateacher noticed 5/8 of the students were wearing either blue shorts or white shorts. write two different ways this could be done.

What is the value of x in the following equation? -3x-2=2x+8