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Illustrate a scenario where a woman, whose descent is South Asian, is reading a thick novel in a cozy setting, with a fireplace beside her. A warm cup of tea rests on the table next to her with a teapot and a count of 17 bookmarks (symbolic of the pages she read) scattered across the table. Next to the bookmarks is another set of bookmarks that is approximately three times the size (symbolic of the pages she read the day before).

Susan read 17 pages today. That is 8 pages fewer than 1/3 of the pages she read yesterday. How many pages did she read yesterday?(1

Let X be the number of pages Susan read yesterday.

17 = X/3 - 8
25 = X/3
X = <<75=75>>75 pages. Answer: \boxed{75}.

Let's assume the number of pages Susan read yesterday as 'x'.

According to the given information, Susan read 17 pages today, which is 8 pages fewer than 1/3 of the pages she read yesterday.

Mathematically, this can be represented as: 17 = (1/3)x - 8.

To find the value of 'x', we need to isolate it. Let's add 8 to both sides of the equation:

17 + 8 = (1/3)x

25 = (1/3)x

To get rid of the fraction, we can multiply both sides by 3:

25 * 3 = x

75 = x

Therefore, Susan read 75 pages yesterday.

To find out how many pages Susan read yesterday, we first need to calculate the total number of pages she read today.

We are given that Susan read 17 pages today.

Next, we are told that 17 pages is 8 pages fewer than 1/3 of the pages she read yesterday.

Let's calculate the total number of pages she read yesterday:

17 pages = (1/3) * (pages she read yesterday) - 8

To solve this equation, we need to isolate the variable "pages she read yesterday".

First, let's distribute the (1/3) to the right side of the equation:

17 pages + 8 = (1/3) * (pages she read yesterday)

25 = (1/3) * (pages she read yesterday)

Now, multiply both sides of the equation by 3 to eliminate the fraction:

25 * 3 = (1/3) * (pages she read yesterday) * 3

75 = pages she read yesterday

Therefore, Susan read 75 pages yesterday.