SOLUTION: In printing an article of 48,000 words, a printer decides to use two sizes of type. Using the larger type, a printed page contains 1,800 words. Using smaller type, a page contains

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Question 1118236: In printing an article of 48,000 words, a printer decides to use two sizes of type. Using the larger type, a printed page contains 1,800 words. Using smaller type, a page contains 2,400 words. The article is allotted 21 full pages in a magazine. How many pages must be in smaller type?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) About Me  (Show Source):
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x pages at 1800 wpp
y pages at 2400 wpp

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system%283x%2B4y=80%2Cx%2By=21%29

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