Linda was attempting to read a book within a week. On Monday, she had read
16 of the book. By Friday, she had read another 154 pages and the ratio of the number of pages read to the total number of pages was 9 : 10. Find the average number of pages Linda should have read each day to complete the book in a week.
|
Read |
Unread |
Total |
Monday |
1x5 = 5 u |
5x5 = 25 u |
6x5 = 30 u |
Change |
+ 154 |
- 154 |
|
Friday |
9x3 = 27 u |
1x3 = 3 u |
10x3 = 30 u |
Number of pages that Linda read
= 27 u - 5 u
= 22 u
22 u = 154
1 u = 154 ÷ 22 = 7
Total number of pages
= 30 u
= 30 x 7
= 210
Average number of pages to read per day
= 210 ÷ 7
= 30
Answer(s): 30