Question

Jared is reading a book that has 300 pages. He has read 85. He has to return the book in 5 days. How many pages per day will he have to read on average to finish the book before returning it?

Answer 1

First, we can say that the number of pages Y that Jared has read after 5 days is:

Y = 85 + 5x

Where x is the number of pages that he will have to read every day.

Now, we know that the total number of pages is 300, so replacing y by 300, we get:

300 = 85 + 5x

So, solving for x, we get:

`\begin{gathered} 300-85=5x \\ 215=5x \\ (215)/(5)=x \\ 43=x \end{gathered}`

Therefore, Jared will have to read 43 pages per day.

Answer: 43 pages