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Scott is currently on page $\"\"$ of an epic novel that is $\"\"$ pages long.

He plans to read $\"\"$ pages per day until he finishes the novel.

Write as a linear equation and find how many days it will take Scott to complete the novel. Let $\"\"$ be the number of days.

The equation to determine the number of days Scott will take to complete the novel is

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Solve the equation for $\"\"$ .

$\"\"$ (Original equation)

$\"\"$ (Subtract $\"\"$ from each side)

$\"\"$ (Apply additive inverse property: $\"\"$ )

$\"\"$ (Subtract: $\"\"$ )

$\"\"$ (Divide each side by $\"\"$ )

$\"\"$ (Cancel common terms)

$\"\"$ (Rewrite the mixed fraction)

Therefore, Scott will take $\"\"$ days to complete the novel.

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Scott will take $\"\"$ days to complete the novel.