To find how long it will take to finish the book, you must use
more than one step. For each step, write an equation.
Step 1:To find the number of pages remaining, p,
to be read, subtract:
652 300 p
Step 2:To find the number of days, n, it will take
to complete the book, divide:
p 22 n
Use inverse operations to check each step.
The answers check.
Visualize yourself in the problem above
as you reread it. List the facts and the
question.
Facts: 652-page book
She has read 300 pages.
She now reads 22 pages each d ay.
Question:How many days will it take her to finish?
Eva has read 300 pages of a 652-page book.
If she reads 22 pages each day from now on,
in how many days will she finish the book?
Problem-Solving Strategy:
Use More Than One Step
4-10
Pages Remaining
16
652 300 352 22 3 5 2
220
132
132
It will take her 16 days to finish the book.
Number of Days
16
22
32
32
352
352
300
652
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