Question

Lila read 1/5 of her book last week this week she read three times as much as she read last week when the expression to show how much of her book Lila has left to read then simplify the expression

Answer 1

3/5 ----- 45%

Explanation:

1/5 * 3 = 0.6

0.6 = 6/10 = 3/5

Imagine dividing the 75-page novel into 5 equal parts. That mean each part now contains 75/5=15 pages. Now since you have already read 3 out of 5 parts of the novel, it means you have read 15*3=45 pages.