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Alex read 1/5 of a book on Monday and 28 pages on Tuesday. He still had 1/3 of the book to read. How many pages were there in the book?
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Alex read 1/5 of a book on Monday and 28 pages on Tuesday. He still had 1/3 of the book to read. How many pages were there in the book?

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1/5 of 28 = 5 (rounded) and 1/3 of 28 = 9 (rounded) so 5 + 9 = 14 then add 14 to 28 to = 42 so there should be overall 42 pages in the book ;) !
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