Question

Aidan read 5 pages for every 3 pages
that Mark read. If Mark read 14
fewer pages than Aidan, how many
pages did Aidan read?
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pagis
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1
5
5

Answer 1

Answer:

35 pages

Step-by-step explanation:

5-3=2

14÷2=7 sets

Hence, no. of pages Aiden read=5×7

=35 pages

Answer 2

• Let mark read x pages
• Aiden read=x+14

Now

$\\ \sf\longmapsto 5:3=x+14:x$

$\\ \sf\longmapsto \dfrac{5}{3}=\dfrac{x+14}{x}$

$\\ \sf\longmapsto 5x=3(x+14)$

$\\ \sf\longmapsto 5x=3x+42$

$\\ \sf\longmapsto 5x-3x=42$

$\\ \sf\longmapsto 2x=42$

$\\ \sf\longmapsto x=\dfrac{42}{2}$

$\\ \sf\longmapsto x=21$

$\\ \sf\longmapsto x+14=21+14=35$