On Thursday, Gabriel read
35 of a story book. On Friday, he read 16 pages of the story book. On Saturday, he read
58 of the remaining book leaving 21 pages unread.
- Find the number of pages read on Saturday.
- Find the total number of pages in the story book.
(a)
Number of remaining unread pages after reading on Friday = 8 u
Number of remaining unread pages after reading on Saturday
= 8 u - 5 u
= 3 u
3 u = 21
1 u = 21 ÷ 3 = 7
Number of pages that Gabriel read on Saturday
= 5 u
= 5 x 7
= 35
(b)
Working backwards.
Number of pages unread after reading on Friday
= 8 u
= 8 x 7
= 56
Total number of pages in the story book = 5 p
Number of pages unread after reading on Thursday
= 5 p - 3 p
= 2 p
2 p = 16 + 56
2 p = 72
1 p = 72 ÷ 2 = 36
Total number of pages in the story book
= 5 p
= 5 x 36
= 180
Answer(s): (a) 35; (b) 180