Question

8. A novel has 14 times as many pages as a short story. The combined number

of pages in the books is 390 pages. How many pages are in each book?

Answer 1

Answer:

The short story have 26 pages

The novel's pages is  364

Step-by-step explanation:

Step one:

given data

let the short story have x pages

so that the novel's pages will be 14x

the combined pages for novel and short story is =390 pages

Required

the individual number of pages

14x+x=390

15x=390

divide both sides by 15

x=26

the short story have 26 pages

the novel's pages will be 14(26)= 364