On Tuesday, Seth read
47 of a fiction book. On Wednesday, he read 12 pages of the fiction book. On Thursday, he read
57 of the remaining book leaving 12 pages unread.
- Find the number of pages read on Thursday.
- Find the total number of pages in the fiction book.
(a)
Number of remaining unread pages after reading on Wednesday = 7 u
Number of remaining unread pages after reading on Thursday
= 7 u - 5 u
= 2 u
2 u = 12
1 u = 12 ÷ 2 = 6
Number of pages that Seth read on Thursday
= 5 u
= 5 x 6
= 30
(b)
Working backwards.
Number of pages unread after reading on Wednesday
= 7 u
= 7 x 6
= 42
Total number of pages in the fiction book = 7 p
Number of pages unread after reading on Tuesday
= 7 p - 4 p
= 3 p
3 p = 12 + 42
3 p = 54
1 p = 54 ÷ 3 = 18
Total number of pages in the fiction book
= 7 p
= 7 x 18
= 126
Answer(s): (a) 30; (b) 126