Susan read 17 pages today.That is 8 pages fewer than 1/3 of the pages she read yesterday. How many pages did she read yesterday?
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x/3 - 8 = 17
x/3 = 25
x = 75
75
To find out how many pages Susan read yesterday, we first need to determine the total number of pages she read today.
Given that Susan read 17 pages today, we know that this is 8 pages fewer than 1/3 of the pages she read yesterday.
Let's assume that Susan read x pages yesterday.
According to the information given, 17 pages is 8 pages less than 1/3 of x. Mathematically, we can represent this as:
(1/3) * x - 8 = 17
To find the value of x, we will solve this equation step-by-step:
First, let's isolate the term involving x by adding 8 to both sides of the equation:
(1/3) * x = 17 + 8
(1/3) * x = 25
Next, we can solve for x by multiplying both sides of the equation by 3 to eliminate the fraction:
3 * (1/3) * x = 3 * 25
x = 75
Therefore, Susan read 75 pages yesterday.