Question

a news paper has more than 30 pages and fewer than 40 pages. the newspaper is divided into sections, and each section has exactly 8 pages. how many sections does the newspaper have?

Answer 1

4 sections because 4x8 is 32 which is between 40 and 30 

Answer 2

Answer: 4 sections

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of pages in a newspaper be x

Given : A news paper has more than 30 pages and fewer than 40 pages.

⇒$30<x<40$

As  the newspaper is divided into sections, and each section has exactly 8 pages, divide the inequality by 8, we get

$\frac{30}{8}<\frac{x}{8}<\frac{40}{8}\\\\\Rightarrow3.75<\frac{x}{8}<5$

where number of sections=$\frac{x}{8}$

⇒ Number of sections is greater than 3.75 but less than 5 i.e. 4

Therefore, there are 4 sections in a newspaper .