document.write( "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? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Simplify and solve for x.\r\n" );
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document.write( "0.75x + 0.05x + 10 + 42 = x,\r\n" );
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document.write( "10 + 42 = x - 0.75x - 0.05x,\r\n" );
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document.write( "52 = 0.2x  --->  x =  = 260 is the number of pages in the entire magazine.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer. Number of pages read on Sunday: \r\n" );
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