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ram read 10page on monday next day read 1/3 of the remaining book 24page need to read more .what is total page?

 

Answer 1

It would help if you copied the problem exactly like you see it in your work - with commas and periods.  Those are important for understanding how the problem is set up.

 

If I'm understanding correctly, Ram read 10 pages on Monday, 1/3 of the remaining book on Tuesday, and then had 24 pages more to read to finish the book.

 

Let P represent the total number of pages in the book.

 

Then we can add the amount from each day to get the total number of pages.

Monday = 10

Tuesday = (1/3)(P - 10)  ("of" means multiply so "1/3 of" means "1/3 *".  "Remaining" means that it's the total number of pages - the 10 pages that were already read)

Left to read = 24

 

So:  10 + (1/3)(P - 10) + 24 = P

Distribute to remove the  ( ):  10 + 1/3 P - 10/3 + 24 = P

No one likes fractions, so let's multiply EVERYTHING in that problem by 3 to get rid of the fractions: 30 + P - 10 + 72 = 3P

Then combine like terms on the left: 92 + P = 3P

Move P to the right by subtracting on both sides:  92 = 2P

And divide both sides by 2:  46 = P

Answer 2

b represents the pages in the book

b - 10 - (1/3)(b - 10) = 24

 

Can you solve for b and answer?