In printing in article of 48,000 words,a printer decides to use two sizes of type.Using the larger type,a?

Question

printed page contains 1,800 words . Using smaller type ,a page contains 2400 words. the article is alotted 21 full pages in a magazine. How many pages must be in smaller type?The answer is 17, but how to to get figure?

Answer 1

a = # of pages in small type.
b = # of pages in large type.

2400a + 1800b = 48000
a + b = 21.

Solve by multiplying both sides of a + b = 21 by 1800.

Subtract from first equation.

Divide both sides by 600.

You do the math.