priya read 3/8 of a book in one day and 2/5 of the remaining the next

1.	priya read 3/8 of a book in one day and 2/5 of the remaining the next day . if 156 pages of the book were still left unread , how many pages did the book contain
Answer» Answer: let the total no of pages be x. the no of pages READ on 1st day = 3/8x no. of pages LEFT = 5/8x no of pages read on NEXT day = 5/8x × 2/5 = 1/4x A/q 3/8x + 1/4x +156 = x x - 3/8x - 1/4x = 156 (8x-3x-2x)/8 =156 3x/8 = 156 x= 156×8/3 x = 416 Step-by-step EXPLANATION:

priya read 3/8 of a book in one day and 2/5 of the remaining the next day . if 156 pages of the book were still left unread , how many pages did the book contain

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Answer:

let the total no of pages be x.

the no of pages READ on 1st day = 3/8x

no. of pages LEFT = 5/8x

no of pages read on NEXT day = 5/8x × 2/5 = 1/4x

A/q

3/8x + 1/4x +156 = x

x - 3/8x - 1/4x = 156

(8x-3x-2x)/8 =156

3x/8 = 156

x= 156×8/3

x = 416

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