SOLUTION: Shawn read one fifth of the book on the first day. On the second day he read 12 pages. On the third day he read 3 pages less than on the first day. On the fourth day he read 5 time
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Question 405548: Shawn read one fifth of the book on the first day. On the second day he read 12 pages. On the third day he read 3 pages less than on the first day. On the fourth day he read 5 times more than he read on the second day and he finished the book. Of how many pages is the book?
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Let x represent the total number of pages in the book
Question states***
p - p/5 - 12 - (p/5-3) - 60 = 0
3/5p = 69
p = 69(5/3)
p = 115 pages in the book
CHECKING our Answer***
115 - 23 -12 - 20 - 60 = 0
