one i read 3 novels with the first having 120 more pages than the second and the second having 75 fewer pages than the third. i read 1005 pages. how many pages in each novel?
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Answer:Step-by-step explanation:So it's basically an extra special complicated addition problem. Let's take it step by step.We'll call the books book A, B and C. Well we know Book A has 120 more pages than book B, so if we say book B has x pages, then book A has x +120 pages. Then we know that x is 75 less than the third, so we can say book C has x + 75 pages. So in order the number of pages each book has are A = x + 120B = xC = x + 75We also know A + B + C = 1005. Can you handle it from there? Or is there anything you don't understand?