I want to read pages 3 through 123 of a book in 23 days, reading the same amount of pages (strictly as wholes) each day at least until the last day. How do I figure out how many whole pages I should I read each of those days (except probably the last one) in order to finish reading them on the last day (the last day probably having slightly fewer pages to read than read per day on the other days)? My attempt to figure out the problem went like this. I subtracted 3 (the starting page number) from 123 (the ending page number) reasoning that this would give me the amount of pages. That gave me 120 which I divided by 23 (the number of days) reasoning that this would give me the number for the amount of pages to read per day if divided absolutely equally, which I would round up to the next strictly whole number. Then I would read that amount of pages each day till the last day when the number of pages left to read would be slightly fewer. I got a final answer of 6 pages. But going by that the last day would be eight days ahead of schedule. I found that out by counting out 6 consecutive page numbers for each date (till no more of the page numbers remained) to get the page number to read through for it (so counting out 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 thus getting page 8 for the first day, and 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 thus getting page 14 for the second day et cetera). I have never figured this out through math the many times I've tried it for different books, whatever the amount of pages, whatever the amount of days. I have compromised by physically counting sheets to determine how many sheets per day but that's tedious and not what I want. I do this to find a minimum to read of it per day and or of how far along to be in it each day.

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I want to read pages 3 through 123 of a book in 23 days, reading the same amount of pages (strictly as wholes) each day at least until the last day. How do I figure out how many whole pages I should I read each of those days (except probably the last one) in order to finish reading them on the last day (the last day probably having slightly fewer pages to read than read per day on the other days)? My attempt to figure out the problem went like this. I subtracted 3 (the starting page number) from 123 (the ending page number) reasoning that this would give me the amount of pages. That gave me 120 which I divided by 23 (the number of days) reasoning that this would give me the number for the amount of pages to read per day if divided absolutely equally, which I would round up to the next strictly whole number. Then I would read that amount of pages each day till the last day when the number of pages left to read would be slightly fewer. I got a final answer of 6 pages. But going by that the last day would be eight days ahead of schedule. I found that out by counting out 6 consecutive page numbers for each date (till no more of the page numbers remained) to get the page number to read through for it (so counting out 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 thus getting page 8 for the first day, and 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14  thus getting page 14 for the second day et cetera). I have never figured this out through math the many times I've tried it for different books, whatever the amount of pages, whatever the amount of days. I have compromised by physically counting sheets to determine how many sheets per day but that's tedious and not what I want. I do this to find a minimum to read of it per day and or of how far along to be in it each day.

Simplifier · Accepted Answer

Okay, let's make this super simple! First, you want to know how many pages you're reading in total. You're starting at page 3 and going to page 123. To find the total, subtract the starting page from the ending page: 123 - 3 = 120 pages.

Now, you want to spread those 120 pages over 23 days. To find out how many pages to read each day, divide the total number of pages by the number of days: 120 / 23 = 5.217... Since you can't read a fraction of a page, you'll read 5 pages each day for the first

Homeschooling Parent with Math Focus · Answer

Alright, let's break this down practically. Your initial instinct was good, but we need to tweak it for real-world application. You correctly identified that you have 120 pages to read (123 - 3 = 120).

Instead of rounding *up*, round *down* when you divide the total pages by the number of days (120 / 23 ≈ 5.22). This gives you 5 pages per day. Now, multiply that number by the number of days (5 pages/day * 23 days = 115 pages). Subtract that from the total number of pages (120 - 115 = 5 pages).

Pragmatist · Answer

Alright, let's cut to the chase. You've got 121 pages to read (123 - 3 + 1 = 121). Divide that by 23 days: 121 / 23 = 5.26 pages per day.

So, read 5 pages each day for the first 22 days. That's 22 * 5 = 110 pages. On the 23rd day, read the remaining 11 pages (121 - 110 = 11). This gets you through the book on schedule, with a manageable final day. No need for complicated calculations or counting sheets.

Elementary School Math Teacher · Answer

Okay, let's break this down nice and easy, just like we do in class! First, you're right on track with figuring out the total number of pages. We need to subtract the starting page from the ending page to see how many pages we're reading in total. So, 123 - 3 = 120 pages. Good job!

Now, you want to spread those 120 pages over 23 days. To find out how many pages to read each day, we divide the total pages by the number of days: 120 / 23. This gives us about 5.21 pages per day. Since we can't rea

Time Management Coach · Answer

It sounds like you're on the right track! The key is to work with whole numbers and account for that last day.

First, you correctly calculated the total number of pages: 123 - 3 = 120 pages. Now, divide that by the number of days: 120 / 23 = 5.217... Since you need to read a whole number of pages each day, take the integer part of that result, which is 5. This means you'll read 5 pages per day for the first 22 days.

To find out how many pages are left for the last day, multiply the number of p

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