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PUZZLE :: Josh is writing a book. He starts on page 1. When he finished, he used a total of 228 digits. How many pages does he have ?

Last Post 28 Nov 2012 07:06 PM by Nathaniel. 2 Replies.

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philip

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23 Nov 2012 01:19 AM
Josh is writing a book. He starts on page 1. When he finished, he used a total of 228 digits. How many pages does he have?

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26 Nov 2012 02:41 AM
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Nathaniel

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28 Nov 2012 07:06 PM
112 There are 9 digits for the pages from 1 to 9 There are 180 digits for the pages from 10 to 99 The remaining 39 digits are on the pages 100 to 112 Total 228 Niel Leon engineering.com

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