Question

A book has 250 pages. A man read 12% of this book on the first day. The pages he read on the second day are 6% of the whole book more than that on the first. Where should he start to on the third day?
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Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

page read by the man on 2nd day= 12%+6%= 18%

18% of 250 pages = (18/100×250)pages

=45 pages

he start from 46th page on 3rd day

Answer 2

he should start on third day

61 page

Step-by-step explanation:

first day

250×12/100=5/4*12=15

second day

6% of the whole book more than that

on the first that means 18%

250×18/100=45 pages

total completed pages are

15+45=60