Question

guru reads 3 by 5 of a book ,he finds that there are still 80 pages to be read . What is the total number of pages to be read/?

Answer 1

Answer:

200

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the total no of pages to be x

If he read (3/5)x then (2/5)x is the no of pages that are yet to be read

It is given that 80 pages are still there

Hence, (2/5)x =80

x=80*5/2=400/2=200 pages

Therefore the total number of pages is 200

Answer 2

Given:

• Guru reads 3/5 of a book ,he finds that there are still 80 pages to be read

To Find :

• Total number of pages to be read.

Solution :

Let, the total number of pages in the book "x".

According to question,

➜ 2/5x = 80

➜ x = 40 × 5

➜ x = 200

Hence, the total number of pages in the book is 200.

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