Question

Aiden borrows a book from a public library. He read a few pages on day one. On day two he reads twice the number of pages than he read on day one. On the third day he reads six pages less than what he read on the first day. If he reads the entire book that contains 458 pages. Write how many pages he read on day three

Answer 1

Day 3:110 pages

Explanation:

Day 1: x pages

Day 2: 2 times x pages

Day 3: x-6 pages

Total:458 pages

`x + 2x + x - 6 = 458 \\ 4x - 6 = 458 \\ 4x = 458 + 6 \\ 4x = 464 \\ x = (464)/(4 ) \\ x = 116`

On the third day he read 116-6=110 pages.

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