Question

Huey is reading a book that is 697 pages long. He tells a friend that he is about 3/4 of the way done. About how many more pages must Huey read before he finishes the book?

is it
A.160
B.175
C.250
D.150

Answer 1

B. 175

Explanation:

There are 2 ways that we can find the answer to this question:

1. Take 1/4 of 697

2. Take 3/4 of 697 and minus the product from 697.

Let's do it both ways:

If we are doing it the first way it would look like this:

(1/4)(697) = 175

Note that we get 1/4 because Huey already read 3/4 of the book so he has 1/4 left.

The second way would look like this:

(3/4)(697) = 523

679 - 523 = 174 (roughly 175)

Therefore, the answer to your question would be B. 175.

I hope this helps!!

- Kay :)