Jasmine is reading a book. She has finished three fourths

of the book and has 81 pages left to read. How many pages has she read?

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Mathematics

Marisa Greene

6 April, 00:32

Jasmine is reading a book. She has finished three fourths

of the book and has 81 pages left to read. How many pages has she read?

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Addisyn Hardin · Answer 1

243 pages

Step-by-step explanation:

Write a proportion. 81 pages is to ¼ of the book as x pages is to ¾ of the book.

81 / ¼ = x / ¾

Cross multiply and solve:

¼ x = ¾ (81)

x = 3 (81)

x = 243

Moriah Walton · Answer 2

Jasmine has 82 pages read already

Jasmine is reading a book. She has finished three fourthsof the book and has 81 pages left to read. How many pages has she read?

Jasmine is reading a book. She has finished three fourths

of the book and has 81 pages left to read. How many pages has she read?