document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1023897>Question 1023897</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A geometry book is comprised of two sections: planar and non-planar in the ratio 5:3. If the total number of pages in the book is 480, how many of each section will be in the book? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A geometry book is comprised of two sections: planar and non-planar in the ratio 5:3. If the total number of pages in the book is 480, how many of each section will be in the book?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 5x pages in one section and 3x pages in the other section.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(I do not assume now that x is integer).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In total, the number of pages is 5x + 3x = 8x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "An equation is 8x = 480.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Its solution x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=480%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"480%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 60. (Happily, it is integer !).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, the first section contains 60*5 = 300 pages, and the second section contains 180 pages.\r<BR>\n" );
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