26 Use a letter to represent the unknown, and then write an equation and use it to solve the word problem.
Brooke read 3, 237 pages during the fourth grade.
She read 8, 421 pages in fourth and fifth grades combined.
How many pages did Brooke read in fifth grade?
Part A
Write an equation using the letter p to represent the unknown.
Part B
Use your equation to answer the question.
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