SOLUTION: After reading 3/4 of a magazine on Sunday, 0.2 of the remainder of the magazine on Monday and 10 more pages on Tuesday, Billy still had to read 42 pages to finish the magazine. How

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Question 1065921: After reading 3/4 of a magazine on Sunday, 0.2 of the remainder of the magazine on Monday and 10 more pages on Tuesday, Billy still had to read 42 pages to finish the magazine. How many pages did he read on Sunday?
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, MathTherapy:
Answer by ikleyn(52800)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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 = x.


Simplify and solve for x.


0.75x + 0.05x + 10 + 42 = x,

10 + 42 = x - 0.75x - 0.05x,

52 = 0.2x  --->  x =  = 260 is the number of pages in the entire magazine.


Answer. Number of pages read on Sunday:

Thanks to the tutor "MathTherapy" for correction.


Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

After reading 3/4 of a magazine on Sunday, 0.2 of the remainder of the magazine on Monday and 10 more pages on Tuesday, Billy still had to read 42 pages to finish the magazine. How many pages did he read on Sunday?
Number of pages read on Sunday:  

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