how many pages were in a novel

Question

On the first day of vacation, you read one-quarter of a novel. On the second day, you read half of the remaining pages. On the third day, you read the last 132 pages of the novel.

(a) How many pages does the novel have?

 

(b) How many pages did you read by the end of the second day?

 

Answer 1

3rd day 132

2nd day 2(132) = 264

1st day 2(264) = 528 pages total