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  • 02-11-2021
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Jeff has read 60% of a novel that has 80 pages. Use equivalent fractions to find the number of pages Jeff has read.

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Kakitzu
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  • 02-11-2021

We can set up a equation using equivalent fractions.

Let x be the number of pages Jeff has read.

60/100 = x/80

We can cross mutiply and get:

4800 = 100x

Now, we can divide both sides by 100

48 = x

Jeff has read 48 pages.

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