Susan read 17 pages today. That is 8 pages fewer than the 1/3 of the pages she read yesterday. How many pages did she read yesterday?!

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Let P be the number of pages Susan read yesterday.
17 + 8 = (1/3) * P
Multiplying each side by 3, we get 51 + 24 = P
P = <<75=75>>75. Answer: \boxed{75}.