Rachel reads 1/5 of the pages of a book plus 12 pages on the first day. on the second day, she reads 1/4 of the remaining pages plus 15 pages. on the third day, she reads 1/3 of the remaining pages plus 18 pages. on the fourth day, she reads the remaining 70 pages. how many total pages are in the book?

Let's say that the whole book have 5a pages.

First day: a + 12

Second day: (4a)1/4+15= a + 15

Third day: (1/3)[ 4a - (a+15)] +18= a + 13

Forth day: 70

So we get this:

(a + 12) + (a + 15) + (a + 13) + 70 = 5a

a + 12 + a + 15 + a + 13 + 70 = 5a

3a + 110 = 5a

3a - 5a = -110

-2a = -110

a = 55

5a = 5(55) = 275

So the total pages are in the book is:

275 pages

answer is

c) 4

step-by-step explanation:

1/3 + 1/3 ≠ 2/6 because 1/3 alone = 2/6  

step by step explanation:

1/3 + 1/3 = 2/3       2/3=4/6