Question

Mohanrao took 10 days to finish a book, reading 40 pages every day. How many pages must he read in a day to finish it in 8 days ?

Answer 1

Number of pages in the book$=10\times 40=400$ pages

Now, let the no. Of pages he should read be $x$.

$\Rightarrow 8x=400$

$\Rightarrow x=\frac{400}{8}=50$pages