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first day he reads x pages;
second day he reads y pages;
third day he reads z pages;
there are 62 pages are remaining;
so,Total no of pages= (x+y+z+62) pages;
According to question, x= (x+y+z+62)/5+12;
y=(y+z+62)/4+15;
z= (z+62)/3+18;
solving them,we get x=58;y=60;z=60;
So,Total no of pages in the Book=(x+y+z+62) pages= (58+60+60+62) pages=240 pages OPTION (C)