Reading list completion plan calculator

Calculate pages remaining and reading days required with your own figures.

Your numbers

Use the units shown. Results update as you change valid inputs.

Use pages remaining and reading days required to compare changes to your inputs. The method and limits below explain the scope.

Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

Books: name, total pages, pages completed
Book A,100,50 Book B,80,0
Pages per reading day
30
First reading date
2026-10-23
Rest weekdays: 1=Mon to 7=Sun, or none
6,7
Pages remaining
130
Reading days required
5
Projected completion date
2026-10-29
Book completion dates
Book A: 2026-10-26; Book B: 2026-10-29

Try another scenario

Books: name, total pages, pages completed
Book A,100,50 Book B,80,0
Pages per reading day
50
First reading date
2026-10-23
Rest weekdays: 1=Mon to 7=Sun, or none
none
Pages remaining
130
Reading days required
3
Projected completion date
2026-10-25
Book completion dates
Book A: 2026-10-23; Book B: 2026-10-25
Calculation method

Calculation method

Pages remaining

Sum(total pages − completed pages), validating whole page counts.

Reading days required

Round up remaining pages / daily page target. Unused daily capacity continues into the next book.

Projected completion date

Last active date needed, skipping entered rest weekdays; Already complete if nothing remains.

Book completion dates

For each book, use its cumulative remaining-page position to find its completion day.

Symbols and units
a
Books: name, total pages, pages completed
b
Pages per reading day
c
First reading date
d
Rest weekdays: 1=Mon to 7=Sun, or none

Use the units shown. A list keeps the order in which you enter its values. The symbol ^ means “raised to the power of”.

Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • Sequential reading in the listed order, with a fixed whole-page target. A day can finish one book and begin the next. No reading-speed or comprehension claim is made.
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Further reading

OpenStax: arithmetic and geometry ↗

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