Question

Aiden borrows a book from a public library. He read a few pages on day one. On day two, he reads twice the number of pages than he read on day one. On the third day, he read ix pages less than what he read on the first day. If he has read the entire book that contains 458 pages, how many pages did he read on day three?

Answer 1

Let the number of pages read on day 1 be = x

Then on day 2 he read twice the pages from day one, it is = 2x

On 3rd day he read 6 pages less than 1st day, it is = x-6

Total pages are = 458

The equation becomes: $x+2x+x-6=458$

$4x-6=458$

$4x=464$

$x=116$

So on the third day, Aiden read $x-6=116-6=110$ pages.