Question

Оля читала повесть по 9 страниц в день, хотя, возможно, в последний день ей осталось прочесть меньше девяти страниц. Катя начала читать эту же повесть одновременно с Олей, но Катя читала по 10 страниц каждый день, хотя в последний день могло остаться меньше. Оля и Катя закончили читать повесть в один и тот же день, потратив на чтение не меньше девяти дней. Сколько страниц в повести?

Answer 1

Я дмаю около 81 страницы.

Answer 2

Problem Analysis

We are given that Olga read a novel at a pace of 9 pages per day, with the possibility of reading fewer pages on the last day. Katya started reading the same novel at the same time as Olga, but she read 10 pages per day, with the possibility of reading fewer pages on the last day. Olga and Katya finished reading the novel on the same day, taking at least 9 days to complete it. We need to determine the total number of pages in the novel.

Solution

Let's assume the total number of pages in the novel is P.

Olga read the novel at a pace of 9 pages per day, so the total number of pages she read is 9 multiplied by the number of days she read, which is 9 * (number of days Olga read).

Katya read the novel at a pace of 10 pages per day, so the total number of pages she read is 10 multiplied by the number of days she read, which is 10 * (number of days Katya read).

Since Olga and Katya finished reading the novel on the same day, the total number of pages they read should be equal. Therefore, we can set up the following equation:

9 * (number of days Olga read) = 10 * (number of days Katya read)

We also know that both Olga and Katya read the novel for at least 9 days. So we can set up the following inequality:

number of days Olga read ≥ 9

Now, let's solve the equation and inequality to find the number of pages in the novel.

Solution Steps

1. Let's assume the number of days Olga read the novel is x. 2. The number of days Katya read the novel is also x. 3. Using the equation 9 * x = 10 * x, we can cancel out x from both sides of the equation, which gives us 9 = 10. This equation is not true, so there is no solution for x. 4. Since there is no solution for x, the given information is inconsistent, and we cannot determine the number of pages in the novel.

Therefore, we cannot determine the number of pages in the novel based on the given information.

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