SOLUTION: Nasir read 60 pages of a book on the first day. This was 20% more than the number of pages he read on the second day. Given that he read 1/6 of the book on the.second day, find the

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Question 888172: Nasir read 60 pages of a book on the first day. This was 20% more than the number of pages he read on the second day. Given that he read 1/6 of the book on the.second day, find the number of pages in the book he had read.
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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60/1.20=12 more
60-12=48
48+60=108 pages read
108/(1/6)=
108*6/1=648 total pages in book