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Michelle has read 0.05625 percent of a book. If she has read 18 pages, how many total pages are in the book?

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You read 2/5 of the remainder on Sunday. That means 3/5 of the remainder are unread (1- 2/5). It is given that 36 pages are unread. Therefore 3/5 of the remainder is equal to 36. Set up equation and solve for x which will be the remainder

3/5x=36
x=36(5/3)
x=60
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320 pages because 1/.05625=17.7777777778 than 17.7777777778x18=320
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