SOLUTION: Amir read 120 pages of a book on the first day. This was 25% more than the number of pages he read on the second day. Given that he read 1/8 of the book on the second day,find the

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Question 1119307: Amir read 120 pages of a book on the first day. This was 25% more than the number of pages he read on the second day. Given that he read 1/8 of the book on the second day,find the number of pages in the book.
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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day 1        120=1.25x
day 2        x=p/8


120=1.25%28p%2F8%29

120=%285%2F4%29%28p%2F8%29

120%2A4%2A8%2F5=p

highlight%28p=768%29