daniel has read 20​% of a book. He has 48 more pages to finish. How many pages are there in the​ book?

Question

daniel has read 20​% of a book. He has 48 more pages to finish. How many pages are there in the​ book?

Answer 1

48 = 80% of the book or 0.80 = 4/5 of the book

(4/5)B = 48 pages

B = (5/4)(48) = 60 pages total in the book. He's read 12 with 48 to go. 12 is 20% of 60 or (1/5)(60) = 12 pages