Question

John read the first 1 1 4 114114 pages of a novel, which was 3 33 pages less than 1 3 3 1 ? start fraction, 1, divided by, 3, end fraction of the novel. Write an equation to determine the total number of pages ( p ) (p)left parenthesis, p, right parenthesis in th

Answer 1

We are given statement " John read the first 114 pages of a novel, which was 3 pages less than 1/3 of the novel".

Let us assume total number of pages of a novel = p pages.

3 less than 1/3 of total pages = 114.

3 less then 1/3 of P is = 114.

$\frac{1}{3}P- 3 = 114$

Therefore, required equation for number of pages of a novel is

$\frac{1}{3}P- 3 = 114$.