SOLUTION: Tom took 1 week to read a 160-page storybook. He read 1/8 of the storybook on Saturday. He read twice as many pages on Sunday than on Saturday. On Monday, he read 28 pages of th

Question 1186421: Tom took 1 week to read a 160-page storybook. He read 1/8 of the storybook on
Saturday. He read twice as many pages on Sunday than on Saturday. On Monday, he
read 28 pages of the storybook. He then read an equal number of pages on the
remaining days. How many pages of the storybook did he read on each of the remaining
days?
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Tom took 1 week to read a 160-page storybook. He read 1/8 of the storybook on
Saturday. He read twice as many pages on Sunday than on Saturday. On Monday, he
read 28 pages of the storybook. He then read an equal number of pages on the
remaining days. How many pages of the storybook did he read on each of the remaining days?
------------------------
Sat - 1/8 = 20
Sun - 1/4 = 40
Mon - 28
Tue - p
Wed - p
Thu - p
Fri - p
--------------------- Add
4p + 88 = 160
p = 18 pages
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