SOLUTION: Peter is reading a 193-page book. He has read more than one fourth of the number of pages he hasn't read.
a. How many pages has he not yet read?
b. Estimate how many days it wi
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Question 360326: Peter is reading a 193-page book. He has read more than one fourth of the number of pages he hasn't read.
a. How many pages has he not yet read?
b. Estimate how many days it will take Peter to finish the book if he reads about 8 pages per day.
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
he hasnt read x pages
he has read 1/4 *x > x/4 pages
193-x>x/4
193>x+x/4
193>5x/4
782/5>x
156>x
..
x<156 pages
at 8 pages /day he will take < 19.5 days.
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