a boy reads 4/5 of a book and finds that still 60 pages are left to read.find the no of pages in the book.
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he was read 4/5 of book
so,1/5 of book to read is left that is 60 pages
consider the left no. of pages as x and read no. of pages as 4x
4x+x=no. of pages
4×60 +60=no. of pages
240+60=300
the total no. of pages is 300
so,1/5 of book to read is left that is 60 pages
consider the left no. of pages as x and read no. of pages as 4x
4x+x=no. of pages
4×60 +60=no. of pages
240+60=300
the total no. of pages is 300
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Let total pages be x.
Pages read=4/5of x
= 4x/5
Pages left to read=x-4x/5
= 5x-4x/5
= x/5
According to the question
x/5=60
x=60×5
x=300.
So the book contains 300 pages.
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Let total pages be x.
Pages read=4/5of x
= 4x/5
Pages left to read=x-4x/5
= 5x-4x/5
= x/5
According to the question
x/5=60
x=60×5
x=300.
So the book contains 300 pages.
______☆☆HOPE THE ANSWER HELPS YOU. ☆☆_____☆☆BE BRAINLY ☆☆______☆☆
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