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A large novel is divided into a three volume set. The pages of the novel are numbered consecutively, beginning with page 1 of volume 1 to the last page of volume 3 (in other words, if the last page of volume 1 is 324, then the first page of volume 2 is 325). There are an equal number of pages in each volume. If the sum of the numbers on the first page of each volume is 1281, how many pages does each volume have? What number is the last page of the novel? Explain your reasoning.

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The numbers on the first page of each volume is 1281 is examined. The world problem is determined.

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Call the number of pages in each volume "x". Since each volume has the same number of pages, each volume has x pages, and the whole novel has 3x pages.

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