Ken read 30 pages of a book on monday and 1/8 of the book on tuesday, he completed the remaining 1/4od the book on wednesday. how many pages are there in the book?

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Junior Kemp

Mathematics

2 May, 06:36

Ken read 30 pages of a book on monday and 1/8 of the book on tuesday, he completed the remaining 1/4od the book on wednesday. how many pages are there in the book?

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Draven Mays · Answer 1

Let the total amount of pages be t

t=30+1/8t+2/8t

now simplify

t=30+3/8t

5/8t=30

divide 30 by 5

1/8=6

now you know 1/8 of the book is 6 pages which means the whole book has 48 pages.