On Wednesday, Fred read
47 of a textbook. On Thursday, he read 12 pages of the textbook. On Friday, he read
25 of the remaining book leaving 45 pages unread.
- Find the number of pages read on Friday.
- Find the total number of pages in the textbook.
(a)
Number of remaining unread pages after reading on Thursday = 5 u
Number of remaining unread pages after reading on Friday
= 5 u - 2 u
= 3 u
3 u = 45
1 u = 45 ÷ 3 = 15
Number of pages that Fred read on Friday
= 2 u
= 2 x 15
= 30
(b)
Working backwards.
Number of pages unread after reading on Thursday
= 5 u
= 5 x 15
= 75
Total number of pages in the textbook = 7 p
Number of pages unread after reading on Wednesday
= 7 p - 4 p
= 3 p
3 p = 12 + 75
3 p = 87
1 p = 87 ÷ 3 = 29
Total number of pages in the textbook
= 7 p
= 7 x 29
= 203
Answer(s): (a) 30; (b) 203