Question

Tom has a 490-page book to read. If he has already read 56 pages, how many more pages should he read each week
o finish in 6 weeks?
Write an equation for the situation and then answer the question.

Answer 1

If he has read 56 pages and there are a total of 490, then how many are left?  That's 490 - 56 = 434.

To read 434 pages in 6 weeks, he should read 434 / 6 pages each week.  That's 72 1/3 pages per week.