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

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Justin Talbott · Answer 1 · 2021-08-06T15:17:03+0000

Answer:

Janet has to read 24 pages.

Hallie has to read 240 pages.

Explanation:

If Janet has to read n pages, then Hallie has to read 10×n.

Together they have to read 11 × n = 264 pages, so: n=264÷11=24.

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