Question

Geetha reads 3/8 of a book on one day and 4/5 of the remainder on another day. Find
1. Portion of the book left unread after one day
2. Portion of the book read on another day
3. Portion of the book left after two days
4. Total number of pages are left unread after second day

Answer 1

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$$\begin{gathered} 1)Portionofthebookleftunreadafteroneday=1-\frac{3}{8}=\frac{5}{8} \\ 2)Portionofthebookreadonanotherday=\frac{5}{8}\times \frac{4}{5}=\frac{1}{2} \\ 3)Portionofthebookleftaftertwodays=1-\frac{3}{8}-\frac{1}{2}=\frac{8-3-4}{8}=\frac{1}{8} \\ 4)Datainsufficient \end{gathered}$$
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