Question

john has read the first 114 pages o a novel. he has read 3 pages less than one-third of the novel. (write an equation describe the total number of pages P in the novel, and find the value of P)

Answer 1

114 is equal to the number of pages he has read so far
let x represent the number of total pages in the book
set 114 equal to what 114 is as a part of the book(3 pages less than 1/3 the number of pages in the book)