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Problem

Hui is an avid reader. She bought a copy of the best seller Math is Beautiful. On the first day, Hui read $1/5$ of the pages plus $12$ more, and on the second day she read $1/4$ of the remaining pages plus $15$ pages. On the third day she read $1/3$ of the remaining pages plus $18$ pages. She then realized that there were only $62$ pages left to read, which she read the next day. How many pages are in this book?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 120 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 180\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 240\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 300\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 360$

Solution 1(algebra solution)

Let $x$ be the number of pages in the book. After the first day, Hui had $\frac{4x}{5}-12$ pages left to read. After the second, she had $\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)\left(\frac{4x}{5}-12\right)-15 = \frac{3x}{5}-24$ left. After the third, she had $\left(\frac{2}{3}\right)\left(\frac{3x}{5}-24\right)-18=\frac{2x}{5}-34$ left. This is equivalent to $62.$

$\begin{align*} \frac{2x}{5}-34&=62\\ 2x - 170 &= 310\\ 2x &= 480\\ x &= \boxed{\textbf{(C)}\ 240} \end{align*}$

Solution 2 (working backwards)

On the last day Hui read $62$ pages. Working backwards, she read $18$ pages more ( $80$ total). $80$ is $\frac{2}{3}$ of the remaining pages, so the third morning Hui had $120$ pages to read. Add back the $15$ and you find $135$ must be $\frac{3}{4}$ of the remaining pages, so there were $180$ pages on the second morning. Add $12$ more, then $192$ is $\frac{4}{5}$ of the total book, which must be $\boxed{\textbf{(C)}\ 240}$ pages long.

Video Solution by OmegaLearn

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 x &= \boxed{\textbf{(C)}\ 240} \end{align*}</cmath>
-==Solution 2(working backwards)==
-If Hui has <math>62</math> pages left to read at the end of Day 3, then on Day 3, before she read those extra 18 pages, she had <math>80</math> pages left to read. <math>80</math> pages is <math>\frac{2}{3}</math> of the pages she had left at the end of Day 2. So at the end of Day 2, she had <math>80 \cdot \frac{3}{2} = 120</math> pages left to read.
+==Solution 2 (working backwards)==
-Similarly, we can work backwards on Day 2 to find that at the end of Day 1 Hui had <math>180</math> pages left to read. Again working backwards on Day 1 we find that Hui originally had <math>\boxed{\textbf{(C)}\ 240}</math> pages to read.
+On the last day Hui read <math>62</math> pages. Working backwards, she read <math>18</math> pages more (<math>80</math> total). <math>80</math> is <math>\frac{2}{3}</math> of the remaining pages, so the third morning Hui had <math>120</math> pages to read. Add back the <math>15</math> and you find <math>135</math> must be <math>\frac{3}{4}</math> of the remaining pages, so there were <math>180</math> pages on the second morning.  Add <math>12</math> more, then <math>192</math> is <math>\frac{4}{5}</math> of the total book, which must be <math>\boxed{\textbf{(C)}\ 240}</math> pages long.
 ==Video Solution by OmegaLearn==
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