Question

Trevor was reading a book for a book report. Last week, he read 35 pages of the book. This week, he read 2.5 times as many pages as he read last week.

How many pages of the book has Trevor read this week? Complete the explanation.



35

X 2.5



Trevor read _______ pages this week.

Answer 1

Answer:

87.5 pages

Step-by-step explanation:

number of pages he read last week = 35

number of pages he read this week = 2.5 * number of pages he read last week

number of pages he read this week = 2.5 * 35

                                                            = 87.5 pages