Problema Solution
Kim read 2 and 1/4 times as many pages on Saturday as on Sunday. She read 120 pages more on Saturday. How many pages did she read altogether?
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let
x = the number of pages Kim read on Saturday
y = the number of pages Kim read on Sunday
Kim read 2 and 1/4 times as many pages on Saturday as on Sunday
x = (9/4)y (since 2 1/4 = (2*4 + 1)/4 = 9/4)
She read 120 pages more on Saturday
x = y + 120
by solving the system of equations
x = (9/4)y
x = y + 120
we find
x = 216 pages
y = 96 pages
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216 + 96 = 312
Kim read 312 pages altogether.