Question

Phil has read 70% of the total pages in a book he is reading for English class. Phil has
read 84 pages. Define a variable. Then write and solve an equation to determine
how many pages are in the book.

Answer 1

I the that the answer is 120 pages

Answer 2

Answer:

let the total number of pages be '' p''

the equation -

70/ 100 x p= 84

transposing to solve the equation :

p= 84x 100/ 70

p = 120

therefore the book has 7 pages

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