AnEnglish book is comprised of two sections, literature and grammar, in a ratio of 3:2. How much of each type of content will be needed to make a book of 150 pages?

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AnEnglish book is comprised of two sections, literature and grammar, in a ratio of 3:2. How much of each type of content will be needed to make a book of 150 pages?

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Riley Pugh · Answer 1

The ratio of literature pages to grammar pages is 3 to 2.

Literature is represented by 3x

Grammar pages by 2x

3x + 2x = 150

5x = 150

x = 30

Lit pages are 3*30 = 90

Gram pages are 2*30 = 60