document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=923508>Question 923508</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 852 digits are used to number the pages of a book consecutively from page 1. How many pages are there in the book? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1 to 9 = 9 digits<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 to 99 = 2*90 = 180 digits<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> 1 to 99 uses 189 digits<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "852 - 189 = 663<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 digits per page --> 663/3 = 221 pages starting at page 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Page 100 to 320 is 221 pages<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> 320 pages total<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The other tutor's method is good, but 852 got transposed to 825. </SPAN>\n" );
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