Asked by jessica
She reads 30 pages of the book per day. After three days of reading, 5/8 of the book are left. How many pages are in this book?
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Answered by
L.L
240 pages
Answered by
jessica
Can you show work please
Answered by
L.L
sure
she reads 30 pages of the book and she reads for 3 days, so 30 x 3 = 90
5/8 of the book are left, so she read 3/8 of the book. which means 3/8 of the book = 90 pages
you can use x as the length of the book, so 3/8(x) = 90
multiply both sides by 8/3:
x = 240
so there are 240 pages in the book
she reads 30 pages of the book and she reads for 3 days, so 30 x 3 = 90
5/8 of the book are left, so she read 3/8 of the book. which means 3/8 of the book = 90 pages
you can use x as the length of the book, so 3/8(x) = 90
multiply both sides by 8/3:
x = 240
so there are 240 pages in the book
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