SOLUTION: The length of a page in a yearbook is 10 inches. The top margin is 1/2 inch, the bottom margin is 3/4 inch. What is the length of the page inside the margina

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Question 657721: The length of a page in a yearbook is 10 inches. The top margin is 1/2 inch, the bottom margin is 3/4 inch. What is the length of the page inside the margina
Answer by colliefan(242) About Me  (Show Source):
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10 inches is the total page and you lose 1/2 inch on top and 3/4 inches on the bottom. Therefore:
10 - 1/2 - 3/4
You need a common denominator:
40/4 - 2/4 - 3/4
40/4 - 5/4
35/4 inches or 8 3/4 inches