Question

Tara would like to finish 2/5 of her book by next friday. If the book has 203 pages, about how many pages does she need to read?

Answer 1

For this case what we must do is multiply the fraction that Tara wants to finish reading by the total number of pages.

We know that:

1) Tara would like to finish 2/5 of her book by next friday.

2) the book has 203 pages

Therefore, the number of pages that Tara should read is:

`N = (2)/(5)(203)`

Rewriting we have:

`N = 81.2`

Rounding to the next closest whole we have:

`N = 82`

Answer:

Tara needs to read at least 82 pages.