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Suppose you begin reading a book on page h and end on page k. If you read each page completely and the pages are numbered and read consecutively, then how many pages have you read?

(A) h + k
(B) h – k
(C) k – h + 2
(D) k – h – 1
(E) k – h + 1
Correct answer: (E) k-h+1
If the answer doesn't come intuitively to mind, the easiest way to solve is to plug in values for k and h and check-
I) k = 5, h = 3 , You start from 3rd page and read pages 3,4 and 5. Hence, a total of 3 pages. Plug in values of k and h into the answer choices one by one, only answer choice E gives the correct answer.
II) To confirm, check with another pair of values, k = 8, h = 4. You read pages 4,5,6,7 and 8. Hence, total 5 pages. Again, this is answer is reached only by k - h + 1.
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Total pages read: k - h + 1 [Total terms: last - first + 1]

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