1. The problem states Paul completed $\frac{8}{15}$ of his book. Jill's book has 60 pages, and we want to find how many pages Jill must read to have completed the same fraction $\frac{8}{15}$ of her book. 2. The formula to find the number of pages Jill needs to read is: $$\text{Pages read by Jill} = \text{Total pages in Jill's book} \times \text{Fraction completed}$$ 3. Substitute the values: $$= 60 \times \frac{8}{15}$$ 4. Simplify the multiplication: $$= 60 \times \frac{8}{15} = \frac{60}{\cancel{15}} \times \frac{8}{\cancel{1}} = 4 \times 8 = 32$$ 5. So, Jill needs to read 32 pages to have finished the same fractional amount as Paul. Final answer: 32 pages (option a).