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Joe has read 80 % of a book. He has 12 more pages to finish. How many pages are there in the book?

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Answer:

60 pages

Explanation:


20%% or
0.2 = 12 pages

You can mutiply 12 by 5 to get 60 pages OR: Create an expression

(0.2)x = 12 Divide both sides by 0.2

x = 60