Book Pages from Fractions

The boy read the book in 4 days. He read a third of the book on the first day and a sixth of the book on the second. On the third day, a quarter of the book was. He was left with 30 pages on the last day. How many pages did the book have?

Final Answer:

n =  120

Step-by-step explanation:


n/3 + n/6 + n/4 + 30 = n

3n = 360


n = 360/3 = 120

n = 120

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