document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1036173>Question 1036173</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You also learned in class that one kilobyte of computer memory will hold about 2/3 of a page of typical text(without formatting). A typical book has about 400 pages. Can the 9-gig flash drive hold tens, hundreds, or thousands of such books? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a typical book has about 400 pages.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2/3 of a page is equal to one kilobyte of memory.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you take 400 pages and divide them by 2/3 of a page, you will get 400 / (2/3) = 400 * 3/2 = 1200/2 = 600 * 2/3 of a page being contained in a 400 page book.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since 2/3 of a page is handled by one kilobyte of memory, then 600 * 2/3 of a page is equal to 600 kilobytes of memory.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this means that one book requires 600 kilobytes of memory.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 gigabyte is equal to 1,000 megabytes which is equivalent to 1,000 kilobytes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that means that 1 gigabyte is equal to 1,000 * 1000 = 1 million kilobytes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so 9 gigabytes is equal to 9 million kilobytes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since 1 book requires 600 kilobytes, then you divide 9 million by 600 and you get 15000 books that can fit into a 9 gigabyte flash storage device.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the 9 gigabyte flash storage device can handle thousands of 400 page books.\r<BR>\n" );
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