To find the minimum possible area of a page in a book, we need to calculate the printable area on each page.
Given:
- Each page has a printable area of 30 square inches.
- The top and bottom margins are 2 inches each.
- The left and right margins are 1 inch each.
To calculate the printable area on each page, we need to subtract the margins from the total area.
The total width of the page, including the margins, is 2 inches (top) + 30 inches (printable area) + 2 inches (bottom) = 34 inches.
Similarly, the total height of the page, including the margins, is 1 inch (left) + 8 inches (printable area) + 1 inch (right) = 10 inches.
To find the minimum possible area, we multiply the width and height of the printable area:
Minimum Possible Area = Width * Height
= (34 inches - 2 inches - 2 inches) * (10 inches - 1 inch - 1 inch)
= 30 inches * 8 inches
= 240 square inches.
Therefore, the minimum possible area of such a page in the book is 240 square inches.