Question

The number of pages in the U.S. tax code exceeds the number of pages in the King James Bible by 18,528. The combined number of pages in the tax code and the Bible is 21,472. How many pages are in the U.S. tax code?  I can not figure out how to make this an equation to solve.  HELP!!!  No I am not good at Algebra LOL.

Answer 1

The answer is 40,000

Answer 2

Make two equations. Then solve. Let t and b represent the numbers of pages in the Tax Code and Bible, respectively.
t - b = 18,528 . . . . . tax code exceeds Bible by 18,528 pages
t + b = 21,472 . . . . .together, they total 21,472 pages

Add the two equations.
2t = 40,000
t = 20,000

The number of pages in the tax code is 20,000.