Question

Andreas received a new book for his birthday. He read one-eighths of the book in the first week, then thirty-four more pages in the second week. If he still has one hundred sixty-two pages to read, how many total pages are in his book?

one hundred forty-six

one hundred seventy-two

one hundred ninety-six

two hundred twenty-four

Answer 1

two hundred twenty-four

Answer 2

224.
\[(1/8)x +34+162=x\]
\[196=(7/8)x\]
\[x=224\]

Answer 3

34 + 162 = 196 = 7/8 of number of pages in book
therefore total pages = 196 * 8/7
= 224