Miguel

Miguel and Kat are reading the same book. Miguel reads three times as many pages of the book as Kat. Together they read 48 pages. Write an equation that can be used to find how many pages Kat read.

Correct answer:

K =  12

Step-by-step explanation:

$$\begin{gathered} M=3K \\ M+K=48 \\ 3\cdot K+K=48 \\ 4K=48 \\ K=12=12 \end{gathered}$$

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