Susan read 17 pages today. That is 8 pages fewer than the one third of the pages she read yesterday. How many pages did she read yesterday?

Answer 1

Let the number of pages Susan read yesterday be x.
One third of the number of pages Susan read yesterday is x/3.
Susan read 8 pages fewer than 1/3 of the number of pages she read yesterday today, so she read x/3-8 pages.
Since Susan read 17 pages today, the number of pages Susan read yesterday is x=3*(x/3-8).
Multiplying through the parentheses, we get x=3*x/3-3*8=3*x/3-24.
Combining like terms, we get 3*x/3-x=24.
Subtracting x from both sides, we get x/3=24.
Multiplying through the equation by 3, we get x=3*24=<<3*24=72>>72. Answer: \boxed{72}.

Answer 2

wrong

Answer 3

Apologies for the incorrect solution.

Let's denote the number of pages Susan read yesterday as x.

According to the given information, Susan read 8 pages fewer than one third of the pages she read yesterday. So, she read (x/3) - 8 pages today.

It is also mentioned that Susan read 17 pages today.

Therefore, we can write the equation as follows:

(x/3) - 8 = 17

Adding 8 to both sides:

(x/3) = 25

Multiplying both sides by 3:

x = 75

So, Susan read 75 pages yesterday.

Therefore, she read \boxed{75} pages yesterday.