Sonal reads 2/5of a book.she find that there are still 120 page left to be read .how many pages are there in the book?
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let total be x
=> Sonal read 2 by 5 of a book
=>2/5x
=>she find that there are still 120 pages left to be read
so let us from an equation
=>2/5 of x = 120
=>2/5 *x = 120
=>x = 120 *5/2
=>x = 600 / 2
=>x = 300 pages
so there are 300 pages
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lets check
2/5 of 300 pages
=>2/5 *300
=>600/5
=>120 pages
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hope it helps u.......
===========================
let total be x
=> Sonal read 2 by 5 of a book
=>2/5x
=>she find that there are still 120 pages left to be read
so let us from an equation
=>2/5 of x = 120
=>2/5 *x = 120
=>x = 120 *5/2
=>x = 600 / 2
=>x = 300 pages
so there are 300 pages
====================
lets check
2/5 of 300 pages
=>2/5 *300
=>600/5
=>120 pages
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hope it helps u.......
mayuri24:
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