Answer:
the book has 64 pages
Step-by-step explanation:
denoting the number of pages of the book as X then
number of pages read on Monday + number of pages read on Tuesday + number of pages read on Wednesday = number of pages of the book
40 + 1/8*X + 1/4*X = X
40 + 3/8*X = X
40 = X - 3/8*X = 5/8*X
X = 40*8/5 = 64 pages
therefore the book has 64 pages