Kanchan read 3/8 of the book on the First day and 4/5 of the remainder on the second day. If the number of pages unread were 40, how many pages did the book contain
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let the no. of pages=x
read on first day=3/8 of x=3x/8
remaining pages=x-3x/8=(8x-3x)/8=5x/8
read on second day=4/5 of 5x/8=x/2
remaining pages=5x/8-x/2=x/8
according to question, left pages=40
therefore, 40=x/8
x=40×8=320
number of pages in the book=320
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read on first day=3/8 of x=3x/8
remaining pages=x-3x/8=(8x-3x)/8=5x/8
read on second day=4/5 of 5x/8=x/2
remaining pages=5x/8-x/2=x/8
according to question, left pages=40
therefore, 40=x/8
x=40×8=320
number of pages in the book=320
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