Question
16 similar writing pads and 24 similar jotter books are stacked in a pile. their total thickness is 14.4cm.Each writing pad is 3x as thick as each jotter book. what is the thickness of the pile of jotter books?
Answers
PsyDAG
Thickness of jotter book = x, of pad = 3x
24x + 16(3x) = 14.4
Solve for x.
24x + 16(3x) = 14.4
Solve for x.
Joel
Sorry, i need to solve this by a non-algebraic way as we have not learnt algebra yet. Can you show me how? Tks.