SOLUTION: Derek colored 32 more pages of his adult coloring book than Elizabeth colored of hers. Had Elizabeth colored 8 more pages she would have colored 3/7 of the pages Derek colored. How

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Question 1117905: Derek colored 32 more pages of his adult coloring book than Elizabeth colored of hers. Had Elizabeth colored 8 more pages she would have colored 3/7 of the pages Derek colored. How many pages did Elizabeth color?
Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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The problem says:
D = E+32 I'll use this value for D below
E+8 = 3/7D
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E+8 = 3/7(E+32)
7E+56 = 3(E+32)
7E+56 = 3E+ 96
4E = 40
E = 10 Elizabeth colored 10 pages
D = E+32 = 10+32 = 42
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Check:
E+8 = 3/7D
10+8 = 3/7(42)
18 = (42*3)/7 =
18 = 18 Correct