Grade 5 problem

Arithmetic · Grade 5

The book has 240 pages. On the first day, they read a third of the book, and on the second, a quarter of the remaining pages. How many pages are left after two days?

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  1. First, subtract a third from the original number of pages.
  2. On the second day, count a quarter from the remaining 160 pages.
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Answer: 120

On the first day, 80 pages were read, leaving 160. On the second day, 40 pages were read, so there were 120 left.

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