John has read the first 114 pages of a novel. he has read 3 pages less than one-third of the novel.
write an equation to describe the total number of pages p in the novel, and find the value of p.

The art class is planning to paint a mural on an outside wall. this figure is a scale drawing of the wall. width: 11 in length: 28 in unit rate: 1.5 ft per in. write the ratio of the area of the drawing to the area of the actual mural. write your answer as a unit rate. show that this unit rate is equal to the square of the unit rate 1.5 ft per in