SOLUTION: If in 5 days a clerk can copy 125 pages, 36 lines/page, 11 words/line, how many pages of 30 lines each and 12 words per line can he copy in 6 days? -- The answer is 165, but ho

Question 397901: If in 5 days a clerk can copy 125 pages, 36 lines/page, 11 words/line, how many pages of 30 lines each and 12 words per line can he copy in 6 days?
-- The answer is 165, but how do I get there? Thank you!
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If in 5 days a clerk can copy 125 pages, 36 lines/page, 11 words/line,
how many pages of 30 lines each and 12 words per line can he copy in 6 days?
:
Find how many words per day he can copy
= 9900 words per day
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In six days: 6 * 9900 = 59400 words
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Find the no. of 12 word lines: = 4950 lines
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Find no. of 30 line pages: = 165 pages
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