Bobby is reading a book that has 138 pages

Question

Bobby is reading a book that has 138 pages. He read some last week. Bobby plans to read 40 pages tomorrow. By then, he will be 2/3 of the way through the book. How many pages did bobby read last week?

Geometry

Answer 1

Hi Mc,

 

Let x = # of pages Bobby read last week

 

Then, the equation can be set up like this:

 

x + 40 = 2/3 * 138

 

x + 40 = 92

 

x = 52

 

So, Bobby read 52 pages last week.

 

 

Hope this helps!