If Pete read twice as many books as Matt did last year, and this year he doubles that number while Matt reads only 50% more, how many books does Pete read across both years if Matt read 75 books in his second year?
First, we need to find the amount Matt read both years to establish what Pete read, so to find Matt's first-year total we multiply 75 / 1.5 = <<75/1.5=50>>50 books the previous year.
Since Pete read twice as many books as Matt did in the first year, and Matt's first-year total is 50, this means Pete read 50*2=<<50*2=100>>100 books his first year.
Since Pete doubled the number of books he read the following year, this means Pete read 100*2=<<100*2=200>>200 books the following year.
We add the two years of Pete's reading together to find 200+100=<<200+100=300>>300 books read in total.
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### Instruction:
You are solving math problems. Here are some examples of how to solve the task:

Jack has been driving for the past 9 years. He drives 37,000 miles every four months. How many miles has Jack driven since he started driving?There are 12/4 = <<12/4=3>>3 four month groups in a year
Jack drives 37,000*3 = <<37000*3=111000>>111,000 miles in a year.
Jack has driven 111,000*9 = <<111000*9=999000>>999,000 miles since he has started driving.
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Hana sold 4/7 of her stamp collection for $28. How much would she have earned from selling the entire collection?Hana sold 4/7 of her collection for $28, so 1/7 of her collection represents: 28/4 = $<<28/4=7>>7.
And as a result, the entire collection represents: 7 * 7 = $<<7*7=49>>49.
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Now, solve this next question in the style of the above examples:

If Pete read twice as many books as Matt did last year, and this year he doubles that number while Matt reads only 50% more, how many books does Pete read across both years if Matt read 75 books in his second year?

### Response:
First, we need to find the amount Matt read both years to establish what Pete read, so to find Matt's first-year total we multiply 75 / 1.5 = <<75/1.5=50>>50 books the previous year.
Since Pete read twice as many books as Matt did in the first year, and Matt's first-year total is 50, this means Pete read 50*2=<<50*2=100>>100 books his first year.
Since Pete doubled the number of books he read the following year, this means Pete read 100*2=<<100*2=200>>200 books the following year.
We add the two years of Pete's reading together to find 200+100=<<200+100=300>>300 books read in total.
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