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When I open a mathematics book, the sum of the page numbers which I saw was of 317. What's the number of the next page?


The answer is 160.

Interliser 727 by Interliser 727 , 22, Malaysia

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Marta Reece
May 28, 2018

The sum of the page numbers is 317, so the pages are 158 and 159. The next one is 160.

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The text should say: "When I open a mathematics book, the sum of the page numbers which I saw was of 317. What's the number of the next page?"

Marta Reece - 3 years ago

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Thanks. I've updated the problem statement to reflect this.

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