SOLUTION: Hi James read 143 pages on Saturday and 3/7 of the remaining pages on Sunday. If he still had 2/9 of the book to read, how many pages were in the book.

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Question 1208196: Hi
James read 143 pages on Saturday and 3/7 of the remaining pages on Sunday. If he still had 2/9 of the book to read, how many pages were in the book.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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p number of pages in the book

p-143-%283%2F7%29%28p-143%29=%282%2F9%29p

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63p-143%2A63-%2827%29%28p-143%29=14p--------this begins the result multiplying both sides by 63.
63p-14p-27%28p-143%29=143%2A63
49p-27p%2B27%2A143=63%2A143
%2849-27%29p=143%2863-27%29
22p=5148
highlight%28p=234%29