Question

Claudia is reading a book that has 360 pages. She read some of the book last week. She plans to read 46 pages today. When she does, she will be 4/5 of the way through the book. How many pages did she read last week?

Answer 1

242 pages

Explanation:

The book has 360 pages. We can divide that by 5 to figure out how many pages make up 1/5 of the book. 360 / 5 = 72. We then multiply that amount by 4 to reach the 4/5 mark. 72 x 4 = 288. After that, we just subtract 46 from 288 to determine the amount of pages that Claudia read last week. 288 - 46 = 242