SOLUTION: In numbering the pages of a book, a total of 510 digits were printed. If the first page is numbered 1, how many pages does the book have?

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Question 257922: In numbering the pages of a book, a total of 510 digits were printed. If the first page is numbered 1, how many pages does the book have?
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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9 single digit numbs.
99-9=90*2=180 digits for 2 digit numbs.
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180+9=189
510-189=321 digits remaining.
321/3=107 numbs. remaining.
99+107=206 pages in the book.
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Ed