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John read the first 144 pages of a novel, which was 3 pages less than 1/3 of the novel. Write an equation to determine the total number of pages (p) in the novel. Find the total…

John read the first 144 pages of a novel, which was 3 pages less than 1/3 of the novel. Write an equation to determine the total number of pages (p) in the novel. Find the total…
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John read the first 144 pages of a novel, which was 3 pages less than 1/3 of the novel. Write an equation to determine the total number of pages (p) in the novel. Find the total number of pages in the novel.

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144 = 1/3x - 3
x = 441

So there are 441 pages in the book
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