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Answer:
Hence the number of pages read by Lonnie is 16 pages when they read a combined of 36 pages.
Step-by-step explanation:
The table that can be formed by the rate at which they study the number of pages of a book is:
Fred     Lonnie       total
  5           4                9
  10          8               18
  15          12              27
  20         16              36
That means when they read a combined of 36 pages.
Then the number of pages read by Fred is 20 pages.
and the number of pages read by Lonnie is 16 pages.
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Also it could be done as :
Let Fred reads 'x' pages.
so, the number of pages read by Lonnie is: (4/5)x
Hence,
x+(4/5)x=36
on solving this linear equation we have:
x=20
and (4/5)x=16
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Hence the number of pages read by Lonnie is 16 pages when they read a combined of 36 pages.
 
        
             
        
        
        
There is one<span> last step after getting </span>x<span> = </span>3<span>. You must check </span>x<span> = </span>3<span> in the original equation to be sure that </span>x<span> = </span>3<span> does not cause a zero denominator.</span>
        
             
        
        
        
Number 3 would be y=4x.
Number 5 would be 9 1/24 for the left side and 133/8 for the right side.