document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=98059>Question 98059</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mr. Hogan read 10 pages of a book on Monday. He read 1/3 of the remainder on Wednesday. If he still had 24 pages to read, how many pages were there in the book? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #71337 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=71337\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 10+1/3(x-10)+24=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10+x/3-10/3+24=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/3-x=-24-10+10/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x/3=(-24*3-10*3+10)/3) cancel out the 3 in the denominators;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x=-72-30+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=92<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=92/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=46 pages in the book.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "proof.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10+1/3(46-10)+24=46<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10+1/3*36+24=46<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10+12+24=46<BR>\n" );
document.write( "46=46 </SPAN>\n" );
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