Philip is reading a book that is 40 pages long. He read 3/5 of the book on Wednesday and 3/4 of the remainder on Friday. How many pages did Philip have left to read?
Book is 40 pages long.
3/5 of 40 is = 24 pages
remaining part = 1 - (3/5) = 2/5 part
remaining pages = 40 - 24
= 16 pages
3/4 of 16 = 12 pages
So, remaining pages after this = 16 - 12
= 4 pages
Book is 40 pages long.
3/5 of 40 is = 24 pages
remaining part = 1 - (3/5) = 2/5 part
remaining pages = 40 - 24
= 16 pages
3/4 of 16 = 12 pages
So, remaining pages after this = 16 - 12
= 4 pages