Max is reading a book. He has already read 1/4 of the book. If he stopped at the top of page 67, how many pages are there in the book?

Respuesta :

Let p represent # of pages in the book.


Then (1/4)p = 67. Solve for p by mult. both sides of this equation by 4:


p = 268 (pages)

268 pages, 67*4 =268