There are18 colour pages in a magazine, which is equal to 2(over)5 of the book. how many pages are there in the whole book?

Question

Please show the steps.
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Answer 1

2/5x = 18
x = 18 divided by 2/5
x = 18 * 5/2
x = 45

Answer 2

how do u right it like a formula or a equation?? ex. X + 18 ..... ?

Answer 3

Let x = the number of pages in the book. Then 2/5x = the number of color pages in the book, which is equal to 18.

2/5x = 18

Answer 4

2/5x = 18

x represents the total number of pages