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Question 9b

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Susan read 1/4 of a book on Monday. She read 3/10 of the same book on Tuesday. On Wednesday, she read 1/3 of the remaining pages. 156 pages of the book was left unread. How many pages are there in the book? (2 marks)

Answer: 520 pages

Workings

"Susan read 1/4 of a book on Monday. She read 3/10 of the same book on Tuesday. "

monday → 1/4 book

"She read 3/10 of the same book on Tuesday. "

tuesday → 3/10

"On Wednesday, she read 1/3 of the remaining pages."

remaining → 1 - 1/4 - 3/10 = 20/20 - 5/20 - 6/20 = 9/20

wednesday → 1/3 of remaining = 1/3 x 9/20 = 3/20

left → remaining - wednesday = 9/20 - 3/20 = 6/20

left → 156 pages

6/20 → 156 pages 1/20 → 26 pages 20/20 → 20 x 26 = 520 pages

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