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Andre and Elena are reading the same book over the
summer. Andre says he has read of the book.
5
Elena says she has read 20 more pages than Andre. If
Elena is on page 55, how many pages are in the book?
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Answer:

the book should have a total of 175 pages

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the total number of pages in the book = X

Andre = 1/5 of X

Elena = 55 pages

Elena = 1/5 of x + 20 pages

55 pages = (1/5)x + 20 pages

55 - 20 = (1/5)x

35 = (1/5)x

x = 35 / (1/5)

x = 175

So the book has a total of 175 pages

Not 100% sure what the diagram means, but

Based on Lin's diagram, it seems like the book has 275 pages, which is not true.

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