Rachel reads p books and Malik reads 3 more books than Rachel. Together they read h books. a) Write an equation relating p and h.

p + (3+p) = h

Step-by-step explanation:

p is the number of books read by Rachel. Malik reads 3 more books than Rachel, so it is (p+3). The sum of the number of books Rachel has read plus the number of books Malik has read is h, so p + (p+3) = h.