SOLUTION: A newspaper has 48 pages. The page has stories advertisement or both. 50% of the pages have both. There are twice as many pages with advertisement than there are pages for stories.
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Question 976675: A newspaper has 48 pages. The page has stories advertisement or both. 50% of the pages have both. There are twice as many pages with advertisement than there are pages for stories. How many pages of stories are there?
Answer by JoelSchwartz(130) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x=number of pages with stories
y=number of pages with advertisement
2x=y
48/2+x+y=48
24+x+2x=48
3x=24
x=8
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