SOLUTION: Solve the proportion 18. You are reading a book. It took you 4 days to read the first 104 pages. If you continue to read at the same rate each day, how many days will it take y

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Question 115043: Solve the proportion
18. You are reading a book. It took you 4 days to read the first 104 pages. If you continue to read at the same rate each day, how many days will it take you to read the rmaining 468 pages?
Any help with this problem would be Greatly appreciated.
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, stanbon:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We simply have this relationship

4 days/104 pages = x days/ 468 pages



4%2F104=x%2F468 Start with the given ratio


%284%2F104%29%2A468=x Multiply both sides by 468


1872%2F104=x Multiply


18=x Simplify



So our answer is x=18

So it will take 18 days to read 468 pages if you continue at this rate

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

18. You are reading a book. It took you 4 days to read the first 104 pages. If you continue to read at the same rate each day, how many days will it take you to read the rmaining 468 pages?
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Let "x" be the number of days required to read 468 pages.
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EQUATION:
x/468 = 4/104
x = 468(1/26)
x = 18 days
Cheers,
Stan H.