She needs to read another 2 / 5 of the book.
x = pages
She has 60 more pages to read means:
2 / 5 x = 60
Multiply both sides by 5
2 x = 300
x = 300 / 2
x = 150
Jess read 3/5 of a book. She has 60 more pages to read. How many pages does the book have?
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Jess read 3/5 of a book. She has 60 more pages to read. How many pages does the book have?
So we know that 2/5 of the book is 60 pages so we can divide that by 2 to get how many pages in each 1/5
60 divided by 2 is 30
So now we multiply 30 by 5
and we get the answer
Have a great day or night!
So we know that 2/5 of the book is 60 pages so we can divide that by 2 to get how many pages in each 1/5
60 divided by 2 is 30
So now we multiply 30 by 5
and we get the answer
Have a great day or night!