Question

Tanya has read 3/4 of a book, which is 36 pages. How many pages are in the entire book?​

Answer 1

Use a tape diagram to model this problem. The whole tape is the number of pages. Divide it into fourths. 3 of those fourths equals 36, so one of the fourths is 12 pages. (36 divided between the 3 boxes of the tape diagram). Four fourths is therefore 4x12, or 48 total pages in the book. Peace!

Answer 2

There are 48 pages in the whole book.

Explanation:

We know that 36 is 3/4 of the book. To find the total number of pages, we have to divide 36 by 3. We know that is 12. Then, we have to multiply 12 by 4 to get the answer, 48.