Question

Hallie has 10 times as many pages to read for her homework assignment as Janet. Altogether they have to read 264 pages. How many pages does each girl have to read

Answer 1

Janet: 24, Hallie: 240

Explanation:

Answer 2

Number of pages which need to be read by Jane = 24

Number of pages which need to be read by Hallie = 240

Solution:

Given that Hallie has 10 times as many pages to read for her homework assignment as Janet.

Let number of pages which need to be read by Jane = x

So number of pages which need to be read by Hallie =10 x

Also given altogether they have to read 264 pages . So we get

10 x + x = 264

11x = 264

x =
`(264)/(11)` = 24

Number of pages which need to be read by Jane = x = 24

Number of pages which need to be read by Hallie = 10x = 10
`*` 24 = 240