document.write( "Question 686125: :Louise read 5\8ths of the pages in her book, then read 18 more pages and found that she had 1/3 of the pages left, how many pages are in her book.
\n" ); document.write( "Wouldn't it be 5/8x + 18 = 1/3x to figure if out. Been a while for me. Lol \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #424703 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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I have to take it slow and step-by-step.
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+p+\" = the number of pages in her book
\n" ); document.write( "She read 5/8 of the pages in her book
\n" ); document.write( "So there are 3/8 of the pages left.
\n" ); document.write( "Now she reads 18 pages, so she has
\n" ); document.write( "3/8 of the pages - 18 pages
\n" ); document.write( "OK, so far this is wha she has left to read:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+1+-+5%2F8+%29%2Ap+-+18+\" and now
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+1+-+5%2F8%29%2Ap+-+18+=+%281%2F3%29%2Ap+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%283%2F8%29%2Ap+-+18+=+%281%2F3%29%2Ap+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides by \"+24+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+9p+-+432+=+8p+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+p+=+432+\"
\n" ); document.write( "There are 432 pages in her book
\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "She read \"+%285%2F8%29%2A432+=+270+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+432+-+270+=+162+\" pages left
\n" ); document.write( "\"+162+-+18+=+144+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%281%2F3%29%2A432+=+144+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK\r
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