document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=511110>Question 511110</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Peter is reading a 193-page book. He has read three pages more than one fourth of the number of pages he hasn’t yet read. How many pages has he not yet read? Estimate how many days it will take Peter to finish the book if he reads about 8 pages per day. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #342003 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><B>htmentor(1343)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=htmentor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=342003\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let n = the number of pages not read<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the number of pages read = n/4 + 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since the total number of pages is 193, we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n + n/4 + 3 = 193<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5n/4 = 190<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 152<BR>\n" );
document.write( "At 8 pages per day it will take 152 pages/ 8 pages/day = 19 days </SPAN>\n" );
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