Write an equation to determine the total number of pages (p)

Question

John read the first 114114114 pages of a novel, which was 333 pages less than \dfrac13
3
1
start fraction, 1, divided by, 3, end fraction of the novel.

Answer 1

 

 John read 114 pages of the novel which was 333 pages less than 1/3 of the novel.

 

 Suppose there are N pages of the novel.

 

 114 = 1/3 * N - 333

 

 114 + 333 = 1/3 * N

 

 447 = 1/3* n

 

N = 447*3 = 1341

 

The novel is 1341 pages long.

He read 1/3*1341 - 333 = 447 - 333 = 114