Question

Jeffery read a book with one-fifth the pages of the book Toby read.

Which variable expression represents the number of pages in the book Jeffery read?

Answer 1

Answer:

1/5x

Step-by-step explanation:

Pages read by Toby = x

So one fifth of x pages were read by Jeffery

So expression = 1/5x

Answer 2

let the total no. of pages be X

so that jeffery read 1/5x ...one fifth of X pages

it is linear equation in one variable