Priya read 3/8 of a book in one day and 2/5 of the remaining the next day. If 156 pages of the book were still left unread, how many pages did the book contain?
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Let the total no of pages be x.
the no of pages read on 1st day = 3/8x
no. of pages left = 5/8x
no of pages read on next day = 5/8x × 2/5 = 1/4x
A/q
3/8x + 1/4x +156 = x
x - 3/8x - 1/4x = 156
(8x-3x-2x)/8 =156
3x/8 = 156
x= 156×8/3
x = 416
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let the total no of pages be x.
the no of pages read on 1st day = 3/8x
no. of pages left = 5/8x
no of pages read on next day = 5/8x × 2/5 = 1/4x
A/q
3/8x + 1/4x +156 = x
x - 3/8x - 1/4x = 156
(8x-3x-2x)/8 =156
3x/8 = 156
x= 156×8/3
x = 416
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