Question

Melanie is reading a book that has 577 pages. She has already read 187 pages of the book and will read an additional 26 pages per night. Solve 187 + 26n = 577 to find how many more nights it will take Melanie to finish the book.

Answer 1

15 nights

Explanation:

187+26n=577

-187 -187

26n=390

divide 26 on both sides

n=15