How many digits would you need to use to number the pages of a 10 page book. Normally they number all the pages to the end and since each piece of paper has two sides, it should end on an even number. The nth line in the output denotes how many times the integer n1 occurs in page numbers. As the book contain 200 pages, so we need 1 to 200 numbers to number the book page by page. The product of the page numbers on two facing pages of a book is 182.
The total number of digits used in numbering the pages of a book having 366 pages is a 732 b 990 c 1098 d 5. A printer numbers the pages of the book starting from 1 and. He takes each number and cuts the numbers into separate digits single digit numbers are already separate. To be fair, cramer probably wrote a fantastic book, but holy nuts did it need an editor. The total number of digits used in numbering the pages of. Sep 20, 2009 the final page number effectively, the books grand total will appear in the bottom row, that for your index. Jul 31, 2014 you begin reading a book 240 pages long. It takes 645 digits to number a book from page 1 up to page n. One needs 4221 digits to number the pages of a book. It follows the campaigns of republicans george herbert walker bush and bob dole and democrats joe biden, michael dukakis, dick gephardt, and gary hart.
Can you find out the total number of pages in the book. To write all the page numbers of a book, exactly 6 times digit 1 has been used. Rich mauro, in his midtwenties, finally catches a break when he gets a job in the printing room at a manhattan law firm. It takes 159 digits to number the pages of a book consecutively. With comprehensive contact information, including cell phone numbers, for over 275 million people nationwide, and smartcheck, the fast, comprehensive background check compiled from criminal and other records from all 50 states. How many digits are required to number a book containing. The way to the white house isbn 9780394562605 is a book about the 1988 united states presidential election, written by richard ben cramer. Calculate the final extent and number of blank pages at the end of the book. The 90 pages from 10 to 99 take two digits each so thats 90. How many digits did the printer have to use to print the page numbers. Find out how many times each digit occurs in that book. Ty used 2,989 digits to number the pages of a book. Im not most concerned about finding out the answer here. You are expected to complete the function getdigitslnbook, which takes an integer as input and prints how many times each digits occur, one in a line.
Benfords law, also called the newcombbenford law, the law of anomalous numbers, or the firstdigit law. The first 9 digits contain information about the book and the. These are 2 digit page numbers so there are 1502 75 pages with a 2 digit page number. The nrich project aims to enrich the mathematical experiences of all learners. So far, that uses up 189 digits leaving 456 digits. An empirical investigation and a novel explanation. From page 10 to page 99, there are 89 pages each has two digits so 892 178. Whitepages is the largest and most trusted online white pages phone book and directory. How many digits are required to number a book containing 200. Oct 24, 20 if it takes 2007 digits to number the pages of a book consecutively, beggining with page 1, how many pages are in the book. What i really want to know please is how i can go about answering this question and which strategiesmethods i should use.
Tyler used 2989 digits to number the pages of a book. It takes 852 digits to number the pages of a book consecutively. The pages of jacks book are numbered from one the page numbers have a total of 555 digits how many pages has the book. Similarly, a book of 34 pages would require 59 digits. Mike used 3105 digits to number the pages of a book. The international standard book number isbn is a numeric commercial book identifier which. A printer uses 1008 digits to number the pages of a book. The standard book numbering sbn code is a ninedigit commercial book. Digits used to print page numbers mental ability tricky problem. What is the total number of digits required in numbering the pages of a book, which has 1,450 pages. Can you find out the total number of chocolates she had with her initially. How many digits are required to number a book containing 400 page. Jun 23, 1992 according to rob lowes reddit ama, west wing fans should all pick up the book what it takes by richard ben cramer, it was source material we all had to read for the show. Feb 08, 2015 divide that by 3 for each of the 3 digit pages.
Thank you for helping, lucy hi lucy, the first 9 pages take one digit each 1,2,3. To support this aim, members of the nrich team work in a wide range of capacities, including providing professional development for teachers wishing to embed rich mathematical tasks into everyday classroom practice. I also accept that these cookies are used to share information about my use of this site with advertising providers who may combine it with other information that i have provided to them or that theyve collected from my use of their services. Printing process it s there and hearable but it s low volume. The first 9 digits contain information about the book and the last digit is a from cs 70 at university of california, berkeley. A printer numbers the pages of the book starting from 1. A printer numbers the pages of a book starting with 1 and.
A printer numbers the pages of the book starting from 1 and uses 3189 digits in all how many pages does the book have math. A book has n pages, numbered the usual way, from 1 to n. Csc numerical ability question solution a printer numbers the pages of a book starting with 1 and uses 3189 digits in all. The total number of digits in the page numbers is 1,095. Pages 1 to 9 would require 1 digit each total 9, and page 10 would require 2 digits. How many pages in the book and what page is missing. If the book you want to read is 300 pages, then the word count for this book is between 75,00090,000. A book has 256 pages, how many digits are used to print page numbers of the book. Whitepages is the authority in people search, established in 1997. But the important thing is to understand why there are 9 pages with 1 digit in their number 9 x 1 9 digits used so far there are 90 pages with 2 digits in their number 90 x 2 180 digits used in this step. It takes 1230 numerical characters digits to number the pages of a book. Aug 03, 2017 it takes 1629 digits to number the pages of a book. Algebra customizable word problem solvers numbers solution.
We use cookies on this site to enhance the visitor experience. It takes 645 digits to number a book from page 1 up to. Estimate how many days it will take peter to finish the book if reads about 8 pages. My son was playing with a book and tore out pages 7, 8, 100, 101, 222, and 223. To do so, get the number of sections by dividing the grand total of pages by 16, then round up to a whole number of sections, multiplying these by 16. Find the average number of pages typed by each typist in an hour. Jun, 2017 i accept third party cookies used to show me personalized ads. If you read 300 words per minute, then it will take you 166200 minutes to read this book. A printer uses 837 digits to number the pages of a book. The first 9 pages are numbered with the numbers from 1 to 9 and then.
Jul 29, 2010 what is the total number of digits used in numbering the pages of a book having 366 pages. It takes 1629 digits to number the pages of a book. Since all numbers in the thousands have four numbers each, that means we need 1004 4. May 04, 2018 at 200 pages, the total word count for this book equals 50,00060,000. It took 3001 digits to number the pages in a book beginning. The document defining the ranges, listed by agency, is 29 pages. Fifteen digits by nick santora goodreads share book. What is the total number of digits required in numbering the. May 27, 2008 it takes 1140 digits to number the pages of a book. Use only 4 straight lines to cut a pizza into 11 pieces. Given that the book has 999 pages numbered 1 through 999, how many separate digits does kai. In a book with n pages, pages are numbered from 1 to n. Im not sure why a book would end on an odd page however. Two digit numbers will take you to page 99 so thats 9 pages with a one digit page number and 99 9 90 pages with a two digit number.
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