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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.

True or false: the graph of y=f(bx) is a horizontal compression of the graph y=f(x) if b< 1

Lines a and b are parallel. what is the value of x? -5 -10 -35 -55