Question

John read the first 114 pages of a novel, which was 3 pages less than 1/3 of the novel.

Write an equation to determine the total number of pages (p) in the novel.

Find the total number of pages jn the novel.

Answer 1

1/3p - 3 = 114

Explanation:

John read the first 114 pages of a novel.

This number of pages (114) was 3 pages less than 1/3 of the total number of pages in the novel.

Let's denote the total number of pages in the novel as p. Now, we can set up an equation based on the second piece of information:

`\[ (1)/(3)p - 3 = 114 \]`