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Eliza reads 1··7of her book on Monday. On Tuesday and Wednesday combined, she reads three times as much as she reads on Monday. The expression 1··7r 1 3 1 1··7r 2 can be used to determine the number of pages Eliza reads on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday combined. The variable r represents the total number of pages in the book. Part A Eliza’s book has a total of 357 pages. How many pages does Eliza read on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday combined? A 306 B 204 C 153 D 51

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The expression :


(1)/(7)r+3((1)/(7)r)

gives the number of pages Eliza read in those three days. If r=357, then we have that:


(1)/(7)(357)+3((1)/(7)\cdot357)=51+153=204

She read 204 pages on those days. Therefore, the answer is B.

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