How do you get this answer?

You have already read 117 pages of a book. You are one third of the way through the book. Write and solve an equation to find the number of pages in the book.

I know the answer is 1/3b

but how

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Urijah Kaufman

11 May, 13:47

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Nigel Cain · Answer 1

If you

Let x to be the total number of pages in a book,

then 1/3x = 117

because 117 = 1/3 of a book

How do you get this answer?You have already read 117 pages of a book. You are one third of the way through the book. Write and solve an equation to find the number of pages in the book.I know the answer is 1/3bbut how