On Monday, Albert read
25 of a textbook. On Tuesday, he read 49 pages of the textbook. On Wednesday, he read
37 of the remaining book leaving 68 pages unread.
- Find the number of pages read on Wednesday.
- Find the total number of pages in the textbook.
(a)
Number of remaining unread pages after reading on Tuesday = 7 u
Number of remaining unread pages after reading on Wednesday
= 7 u - 3 u
= 4 u
4 u = 68
1 u = 68 ÷ 4 = 17
Number of pages that Albert read on Wednesday
= 3 u
= 3 x 17
= 51
(b)
Working backwards.
Number of pages unread after reading on Tuesday
= 7 u
= 7 x 17
= 119
Total number of pages in the textbook = 5 p
Number of pages unread after reading on Monday
= 5 p - 2 p
= 3 p
3 p = 49 + 119
3 p = 168
1 p = 168 ÷ 3 = 56
Total number of pages in the textbook
= 5 p
= 5 x 56
= 280
Answer(s): (a) 51; (b) 280