Maleek reads 1/8 of a book each night. how long will it take him to read 3/4 of the book. explain fully

The answer is 5 days because
 
 you need to find a common multiple for the denominator for 1/8 & 3/4. so 2.
and whatever you do to the bottom you do to the top so 1  3X 2       6
                                                                                         -   -         =  -
                                                                                         8  4 X 2      8

So 6/8 to to 1/8 is 5/8 so it will be 5 days 

sorry its confusing i hope it helps