Reading a Book Faster

Jana received a new book. She wants to read it in 8 days. If she read 6 more pages a day, she would read the book two days earlier. How many pages does the book have?

Final Answer:

n =  144

Step-by-step explanation:

n = 8 x n = (82) (x+6)  8 x=6(x+6)  8 x=6 (x+6)  2x=36  x=236=18  x=18  n=8 x=8 18=144   Verifying Solution:   n2=6 (x+6)=6 (18+6)=144 n=n2=144



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