Winnies friend marco guessed that her riddle was about the number 79. why cant 79 be the answer to winnie`s riddle?

John read the first 114 pages of a novel, which was 3 pages less than 1/3 of the novel. write an equation to determine the total number of pages (p)(p) in the novel.

Solve the equation for x.3(6x - 1) = 12 i've tried doing the math and i can't find out what i'm doing wrong

Aswimming pool measures 22ft by 12ft and is 4ft deep. if the pool is being filled at 2.5 cubic ft per minute, how long will it take to fill the pool?