Question

tobias read 2/9 of a book on the first day. on the second day, he read 42 pages more than the first day. he then read the remaining 58 pages on the third day. how many pages were there in the book?

Answer 1

Let x be the total number of pages on the book.

2x/9 + x/3 + 160 = x

(2x + 3x)/9 + 160 = x

160 = x - 5x/9

160 = (9x-5x)/3

160 * 9 = 4x

40 * 9 =x

x = 360

Number of pages of he book = 360