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Heather, Ankit, Margaret, Kareem and Roger are each reading the same book for a school book report. The book's 12 chapters are each 11 pages long.
Clues:
1. Heather planned to read half the book in 2 days. Now she's halfway toward that goal.
2. Ankit has read 4 chapters so far.
3. Margaret has read 20 pages past the halfway mark.
4. Kareem is 25 pages past the halfway mark.
5. Roger has only 2 chapters to go.
How many pages has each person read?
Clues:
1. Heather planned to read half the book in 2 days. Now she's halfway toward that goal.
2. Ankit has read 4 chapters so far.
3. Margaret has read 20 pages past the halfway mark.
4. Kareem is 25 pages past the halfway mark.
5. Roger has only 2 chapters to go.
How many pages has each person read?
Hint
There are several ways to solve this problem. One is to find the total number of pages in the book and take it from there.Answer
Heather has read 33 pages.Ankit has read 44 pages.
Margaret has read 86 pages.
Kareem has read 91 pages.
Roger has read 110 pages.
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