document.write( "Question 1084202: I read 2/3 of a book on first day and 3/5 of the remaining pages on second day still 40 pages left for the third day find out how many pages does the book contain \n" ); document.write( "

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x = number of pages\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "After reading 2/3 on the first day, there are 1/3 pages remaining, so:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%281%2F3%29x+-+%283%2F5%29%28%281%2F3%29x%29+=+40+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%281%2F3%29x+-+%281%2F5%29x+=+40+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"++5x+-+3x+=+600+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+++2x+=+600\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"++highlight%28x+=+300%29+\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "—
\n" ); document.write( "Check: 300 * 2/3 = 200 pages read on first day (leaving 100)
\n" ); document.write( " 100 * 3/5 = 60 pages read on 2nd day (leaving 40, ok) \n" ); document.write( "

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